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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$446	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	791K	1.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4902nd and 13th ($1108 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 11th 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 57th 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	$5.41	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$23974

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146