Detroit vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$5541
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2667
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$633
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$3725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
42
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
639K
542K

The cost of living in Detroit is 17% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1839th and 898th ($2070 vs $2494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 780th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Ranked 98th vs 170th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 521st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Fresno

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Detroit Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$6.94
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$12948

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374