Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	639K	626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 3% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1678th and 1806th ($2064 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 64th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 315th and 24th 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	$17.3	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$15092

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288