Detroit vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	639K	2.15M

The cost of living in Detroit is 11% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1216th ($1979 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 172nd and 33rd 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	$14.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$16502

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381