Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
639K
626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 4% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1947th and 1712th ($2032 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 93rd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 318th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Glasgow

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Detroit Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$20961

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430