Detroit vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	639K	442K

The cost of living in Detroit is 33% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1678th and 119th ($2064 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 83rd vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 315th vs 140th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Miami

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	Detroit	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882