Detroit vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	639K	548K

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1636th and 1330th ($2133 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 39th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 311th and 107th 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	$19.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$20873

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804