Detroit vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	639K	548K

The cost of living in Detroit is 12% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1839th and 1193rd ($2070 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 30th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 319th and 84th 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	$17.9	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$20557

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831