Detroit vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
639K
9.21M

The cost of living in Detroit is 69% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1856th and 4630th ($2006 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 6th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 216th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709