Detroit vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	639K	776K

The cost of living in Detroit is 4% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1678th and 1863rd ($2064 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 4th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 315th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Frankfurt

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	Detroit	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$14496

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595