Detroit vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$4797
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1552
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	639K	718K

The cost of living in Detroit is 14% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1947th and 1177th ($2032 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 10th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 318th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mississauga

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	Detroit	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$11115

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2151
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2360
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2493
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2309
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2237
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2089
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2222
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2073
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1910
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2246
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2087
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1901
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1999
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1605
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1801
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2073
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2136
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2277
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2173
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1735
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2115
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1992
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2136
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1870
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2001
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1916
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2034