Detroit vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
639K
1.86M

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1856th and 2592nd ($2006 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 216th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Warsaw

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Detroit Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390