Detroit vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	639K	9.94M

The cost of living in Detroit is 89% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1947th and 5141st ($2032 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 318th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/detroit/lima.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Detroit vs Lima infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/detroit/lima" target="_blank">Detroit vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Detroit vs Lima

Prices for goods and services in Detroit and Lima are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Detroit	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$9668

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755