Detroit vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	639K	1.41M

The cost of living in Detroit is 70% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1678th and 4439th ($2064 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 315th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Medina

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	Detroit	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905