Niigata vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$414	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	33
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	791K	543K

The cost of living in Niigata is 47% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5487th and 2278th ($1024 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1724th 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 2415th and 490th 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	$5.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$15659

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190