Niigata vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$414	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	791K	459K

The cost of living in Niigata is 57% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5487th and 1097th ($1024 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 940th 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2415th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Virginia Beach

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	Niigata	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$15986

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763