Detroit vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	639K	3.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1856th and 72nd ($2006 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 53rd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Los Angeles

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	Detroit	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754