Detroit vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$689
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	77	70
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	639K	935K

The cost of living in Detroit is 92% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 1856th and 5340th ($2006 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 437th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 216th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kitakyushu

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	Detroit	Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$12605

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Cities near Detroit

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 Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$964
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$975
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$975
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$971
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$982
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$984
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$950
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$996
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$996
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$969
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$994
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$1020
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$1026
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$1026
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$1022
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$1025
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$1024
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$1021
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$995
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1162
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$966
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$925
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$1002
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$964