Detroit vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 54% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1678th and 3rd ($2064 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 83rd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 315th vs 22nd 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	$17.3	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$21465

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111