Detroit vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	52
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	639K	791K

The cost of living in Detroit is 95% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1678th and 5101st ($2064 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 306th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 315th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Niigata

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	Detroit	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052