Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
639K
626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 0.4% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1856th and 1833rd ($2006 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 97th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 216th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$12979

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364