Detroit vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$5229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 52% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1947th and 4th ($2032 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 2nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 95th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 18th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs New York City

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	Detroit	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$21999

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188