Detroit vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
639K
689K

The cost of living in Detroit is 15% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1636th and 832nd ($2133 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 741st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 99th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 311th vs 218th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Nashville

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Detroit Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508