Detroit vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	86
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	639K	2.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1678th and 861st ($2064 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 4th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 315th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Toronto

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	Detroit	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095