Detroit vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	99
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 37% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1678th and 58th ($2064 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 315th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs London

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	Detroit	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009