Detroit vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
82
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
639K
5.38M

The cost of living in Detroit is 144% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6353rd ($1979 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 3rd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 172nd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438