Detroit vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
639K
718K

The cost of living in Detroit is 19% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1856th and 814th ($2006 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 8th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 216th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$11142

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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
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2127
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2266
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2575
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2086
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2332
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2297
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2154
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2398
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2012
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1971
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2597
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2267
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1884
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2095
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1635
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1762
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1798
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2018
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2051
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$1964
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2038
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$1986
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2017
146 km or 91 mi London
$2040
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1865
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2046