Detroit vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
639K
2.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 81% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1839th and 4892nd ($2070 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 41st 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 319th and 865th 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
$17.9
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931