Detroit vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	77	86
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	639K	518K

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1839th and 2172nd ($2070 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 131st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 319th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$24916

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870