Detroit vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
54
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
639K
525K

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1839th and 605th ($2070 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 98th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sacramento

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Detroit Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$20438

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848