Detroit vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	77	64
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	639K	1.01M

The cost of living in Detroit is 8% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1947th and 2524th ($2032 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 79th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 318th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Edmonton

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	Detroit	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009