Detroit vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$6315
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$3187
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$747
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$1902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	11
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	639K	274K

The cost of living in Detroit is 14% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1033rd ($1979 vs $2311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 1st in the United States and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the United States vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 172nd and 4511th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$81.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$1353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$4.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$13706

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593