Detroit vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
88
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1947th and 1221st ($2032 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 37th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 318th and 77th 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
$18.1
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$26404

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892