Detroit vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	639K	41K

The cost of living in Detroit is 41% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 1843rd and 32nd ($1979 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 172nd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$25346

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671