Detroit vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	639K	2.87M

The cost of living in Detroit is 17% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1843rd and 2685th ($1979 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 4th 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 38th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 172nd and 230th 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	$14.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229