Brampton vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brampton	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4686	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1322	$1144
🏘️ Family rent	$2246	$1987
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2904	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	77
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	656K	639K

The cost of living in Brampton is 2% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1741st and 1839th ($2102 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1457th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Brampton ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 129th and 319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Detroit

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	Brampton	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$7.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1136	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2159	$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.8	$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.76%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5907	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5254	$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.35	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$16262

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2308
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2318
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2233
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2415
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1892
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2214
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$2017
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2006
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2049
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2124
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2109
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1936
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1832
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1581
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1449
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1848
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2078
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1706
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1939
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2138
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2303
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2181
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2123
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2125
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1863
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1953
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1930
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1802

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600