Detroit vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	61
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	639K	581K

The cost of living in Detroit is 51% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1636th and 4221st ($2133 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 311th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$9582

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522