Detroit vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
639K
642K

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 1947th and 1066th ($2032 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 913th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Las Vegas. Ranked 95th vs 137th best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 433rd 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
$18.1
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$6.51
 Cappuccino
$5.48
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$3.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$1237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$2578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$2166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$4345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$2704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$3.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$1212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$10523

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Las Vegas

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2361
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2388
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2329
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2557
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$1519
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1842
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2168
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2178
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2687
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1915
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2602
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1978
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2028
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2562
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2612
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2094
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2509
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2608
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2513
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2798
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2518
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2576
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2787
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2605
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2481
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2662
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2490
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2644
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2251
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2867
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2552
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2316
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2716
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3124
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2690
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2707