Common information
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 505 272
Cost of living and prices in Niigata
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre280USD/month
- in city centre385USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre685USD/month
- in city centre769USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 49 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 56 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 21 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 16,080 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 15,730 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 61 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 13 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 42 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 21 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 38 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 58 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 186 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 27 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 385 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 280 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 769 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 685 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,978 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,608 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 1.24 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Niigata
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 10 |
| Record low, °C | 10 | 3 | 0 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -10 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 92 |
| Fog, days | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 170 | 160 | 190 | 230 | 190 | 120 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 110 | 170 | 120 | 1750 |
| Relative humidity, % | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 65 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 65 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 151 | 144 | 90 | 61 | 57 | 75 | 128 | 182 | 200 | 173 | 169 | 215 | 1645 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 97 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 358 | 181 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 189 | 317 | 448 | 508 | 2051 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 |