Detroit vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
64
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
639K
3.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 11% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1218th ($1979 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 1.8 months in Dubai. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 172nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$14799

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541