Detroit vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	639K	41K

The cost of living in Detroit is 45% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 1678th and 11th ($2064 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 1st in the United States and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 315th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$24513

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561