Detroit vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	639K	2.15M

The cost of living in Detroit is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1636th and 843rd ($2133 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 311th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Paris

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	Detroit	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15084

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488