Detroit vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	639K	548K

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1856th and 1500th ($2006 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 53rd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 216th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Manchester

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	Detroit	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761