Detroit vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
639K
679K

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1843rd and 3024th ($1979 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 2082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Ranked 38th vs 1464th best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 4017th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs El Paso

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Detroit El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$11022

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353