Detroit vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2807
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	639K	616K

The cost of living in Detroit is 38% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1856th and 3925th ($2006 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 535th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 216th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Leipzig

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	Detroit	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261