Detroit vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
639K
2.3M

The cost of living in Detroit is 8% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1839th and 1367th ($2070 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1144th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Ranked 98th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 14th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Houston

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Detroit Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$22291

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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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123