Detroit vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
60
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
639K
246K

The cost of living in Detroit is 12% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1839th and 2604th ($2070 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 98th vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 326th 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
$17.9
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$16070

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035