Detroit vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	639K	1.51M

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1678th and 1352nd ($2064 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 315th 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	$17.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560