Detroit vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	639K	543K

The cost of living in Detroit is 10% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1636th and 2194th ($2133 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 99th vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 311th vs 634th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Tucson

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	Detroit	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245