Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$3074
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
639K
626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 4% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1636th and 1833rd ($2133 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 311th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$18105

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429