Detroit vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	639K	675K

The cost of living in Detroit is 10% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1839th and 2470th ($2070 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 319th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$4650

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423