Detroit vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	639K	577K

The cost of living in Detroit is 3% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1856th and 1688th ($2006 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 53rd vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 188th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Milwaukee

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	Detroit	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$24309

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Cities near Detroit

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392