Detroit vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	639K	2.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 79% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1636th and 4726th ($2133 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 37th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 311th and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Nagoya

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	Detroit	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$10854

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966