Detroit vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	639K	2.15M

The cost of living in Detroit is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1856th and 998th ($2006 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 216th and 22nd 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	$17.4	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395