Detroit vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
87
100
🏙️ Population
639K
5.35M

The cost of living in Detroit is 19% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1839th and 829th ($2070 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 319th 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
$17.9
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132