Detroit vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 46% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1947th and 20th ($2032 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 months in London. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 318th and 12th 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	$18.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199