Detroit vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	61
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	639K	246K

The cost of living in Detroit is 8% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1856th and 2276th ($2006 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 53rd vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Louisville

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	Detroit	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954