Detroit vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
60
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
639K
246K

The cost of living in Detroit is 11% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1947th and 2713th ($2032 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1895th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 95th vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 333rd 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
$18.1
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011