Detroit vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
639K
626K

The cost of living in Detroit is 5% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1843rd and 2103rd ($1979 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 172nd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$12197

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251