Detroit vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$4464
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
639K
633K

The cost of living in Detroit is 3% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1984th ($1979 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 1684th 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 38th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 164th 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
$14.1
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$13578

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988