Detroit vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
639K
13.3M

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1839th and 3277th ($2070 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 319th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Moscow

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Detroit Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749