Niigata vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	79
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	791K	568K

The cost of living in Niigata is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5436th and 1777th ($1018 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 28th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2749th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Surrey

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	Niigata	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797