Detroit vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	84
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	639K	513K

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1678th and 2461st ($2064 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 143rd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 315th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Liverpool

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	Detroit	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$15161

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686