Detroit vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	639K	518K

The cost of living in Detroit is 17% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1678th and 2490th ($2064 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 147th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 315th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sheffield

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	Detroit	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750