Niigata vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	78
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	791K	662K

The cost of living in Niigata is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5515th and 931st ($1007 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3269th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Vancouver

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	Niigata	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$19787

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812