Detroit vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	639K	543K

The cost of living in Detroit is 5% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1947th and 2278th ($2032 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1724th 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 95th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 318th vs 490th 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	$18.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$15659

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190