Detroit vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
83
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
639K
15.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 189% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1839th and 7177th ($2070 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 319th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mumbai

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Detroit Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$4986

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Cities near Detroit

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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281