Cleveland vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$3437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
77
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
373K
639K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 6% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2199th and 1839th ($1941 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 1457th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Ranked 99th vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 319th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Detroit

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Cleveland Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$16262

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

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