Detroit vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	639K	235K

The cost of living in Detroit is 103% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1856th and 5796th ($2006 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 216th and 6383rd 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	$17.4	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$23107

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787