Detroit vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	639K	1.51M

The cost of living in Detroit is 14% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1856th and 1056th ($2006 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 1.6 months in Munich. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 216th and 54th 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	$17.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$19483

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Cities near Detroit

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668