Detroit vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	98
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	639K	3.42M

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1678th and 2443rd ($2064 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 315th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Madrid

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	Detroit	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522