Niigata vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	33
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	791K	543K

The cost of living in Niigata is 47% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5436th and 2237th ($1018 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1697th 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 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 2749th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Tucson

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	Niigata	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$15759

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212