Detroit vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$3522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
88
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Detroit is 4% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1678th and 1491st ($2064 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 36th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 315th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$21911

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2070
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2086
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1786
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2102
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1957
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2071
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1936
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2093
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2062
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2083
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2030
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2087
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2032
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1724
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2059
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2040
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1940
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1963
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2077
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2081
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2390
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2019
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2288
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1837
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1706
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2238
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1778
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1593
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1607
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1943
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1527

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692