Niigata vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	53
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	791K	413K

The cost of living in Niigata is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5515th and 2341st ($1007 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 1819th 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 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 3269th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Tulsa

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	Niigata	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$25148

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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

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263