Detroit vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 41% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1856th and 37th ($2006 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in London. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 216th and 2nd 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	$17.4	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055