Detroit vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
88
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Detroit is 11% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1856th and 1263rd ($2006 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 216th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767