Detroit vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
639K
548K

The cost of living in Detroit is 0.9% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1798th ($1979 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 172nd and 110th 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
$14.1
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$13845

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629