Detroit vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	86
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	639K	2.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 22% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1856th and 656th ($2006 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 5th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 216th and 52nd 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	$17.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$18156

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085