Detroit vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	639K	2.75M

The cost of living in Detroit is 20% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1678th and 2624th ($2064 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 315th and 337th 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	$17.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$9864

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201