Detroit vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	52
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	639K	791K

The cost of living in Detroit is 81% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1856th and 4902nd ($2006 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 146th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 216th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$15392

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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