Detroit vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	639K	235K

The cost of living in Detroit is 85% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1636th and 4824th ($2133 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 3rd in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 311th and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Georgetown

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	Detroit	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$23245

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811