Detroit vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	639K	5.03M

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1678th and 1365th ($2064 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 315th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Melbourne

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	Detroit	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963