Detroit vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	639K	2.75M

The cost of living in Detroit is 15% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1856th and 2722nd ($2006 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 216th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Rome

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	Detroit	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262