Detroit vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 50% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1856th and 5th ($2006 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 53rd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 13th 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	$17.4	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108