Detroit vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	639K	581K

The cost of living in Detroit is 64% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1678th and 4316th ($2064 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 315th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Vilnius

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	Detroit	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$8531

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302