Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
639K
626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 2% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1839th and 1708th ($2070 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 86th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 319th and 39th 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
$17.9
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$21435

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404