Detroit vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	52
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	639K	791K

The cost of living in Detroit is 112% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1636th and 5515th ($2133 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 404th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 311th and 3269th 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	$19.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$14992

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001