Detroit vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1904
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$512
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	639K	518K

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1636th and 2353rd ($2133 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 149th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 311th and 148th 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	$19.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$73
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$24382

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1507
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1617
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1830
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1669
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1833
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1887
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1698
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2067
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1921
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1783
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1746
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1658
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1831
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1788
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2001
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1968
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1918
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1413
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1759
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1850
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2040
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1974
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1513
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1849
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1578
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2011
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1851