Niigata vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	75
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	791K	459K

The cost of living in Niigata is 51% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1277th ($1108 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1122nd 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 2 months in Virginia Beach. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 186th 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	$5.41	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701