Detroit vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
64
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
639K
3.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1856th and 1098th ($2006 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 216th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$12682

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507