Detroit vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$4785
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$2014
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$3911
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
74
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
639K
486K

The cost of living in Detroit is 0.7% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1947th and 1987th ($2032 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1557th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ranked 95th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 243rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Omaha

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Detroit Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$5.58
 Cappuccino
$5.48
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$24676

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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 Omaha

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$1888
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$1955
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1649
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1738
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1916
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1954
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1955
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1972
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1967
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1959
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1796
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1891
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1797
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1812
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1852
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1798
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1786
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2105
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1563
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$1904
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1850
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1945
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1707
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1808
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1756
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2192
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1786
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2283
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2114
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2341
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1832
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2328
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2433
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2299
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2046
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2314
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2160
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$1995