Detroit vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	639K	5.45M

The cost of living in Detroit is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1839th and 370th ($2070 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 319th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sydney

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	Detroit	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863