Detroit vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
639K
1.49M

The cost of living in Detroit is 10% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1315th ($1979 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 172nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Munich

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Detroit Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$18334

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599