Detroit vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	639K	675K

The cost of living in Detroit is 27% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1678th and 2959th ($2064 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 6th in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 315th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Gothenburg

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	Detroit	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251