Detroit vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	639K	5.67K

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1947th and 666th ($2032 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1st in the United States and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United States vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 318th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Vaduz

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	Detroit	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$18113

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331