Detroit vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 45% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1636th and 8th ($2133 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in London. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 311th and 5th 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	$19.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$27583

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165