Niigata vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$433	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	87
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	791K	1.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5436th and 8th ($1018 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 5th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2749th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs San Jose, United States

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	Niigata	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$23151

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273