Detroit vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3710
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
639K
679K

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1856th and 2613th ($2006 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 53rd vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 532nd 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
$17.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$7468

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Cities near Detroit

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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352