Detroit vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
66
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
639K
3.94M

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1839th and 947th ($2070 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 319th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Dubai

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Detroit Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$17401

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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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469