Detroit vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	639K	4.84M

The cost of living in Detroit is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1678th and 745th ($2064 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 315th 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	$17.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683