Detroit vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$4287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	639K	1.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 18% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1843rd and 812th ($1979 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 735th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 38th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 101st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Philadelphia

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	Detroit	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766