Detroit vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
88
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Detroit is 3% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1692nd ($1979 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 46th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 172nd and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Edinburgh

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Detroit Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$14724

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666