Detroit vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
639K
1.43M

The cost of living in Detroit is 0.1% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1839th and 1833rd ($2070 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 98th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs San Antonio

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Detroit San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093