Detroit vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$6827
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1693
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$3607
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1913
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	11
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	639K	274K

The cost of living in Detroit is 27% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1856th and 375th ($2006 vs $2754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 0.7 months in Nassau. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 216th and 4912th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Nassau

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	Detroit	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$3761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$4.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$4.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$6.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$94.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$694
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$15222

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538