Detroit vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$5450
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1488
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$2578
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$4133
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	51
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	639K	642K

The cost of living in Detroit is 18% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 1843rd and 829th ($1979 vs $2408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 751st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Las Vegas. Ranked 38th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 225th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Las Vegas

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	Detroit	Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$2630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$65.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$9.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$890
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$8996

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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 Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2357
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2417
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2429
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2354
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2683
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2365
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1886
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$2008
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2120
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2127
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2610
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2694
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2611
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2090
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2579
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2538
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2386
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2656
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2535
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2543
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2481
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2692
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2522
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2565
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2697
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2567
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2543
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2642
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2189
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2576
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2025
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2933
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2378
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2275
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2688
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3122
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2553
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2624