Detroit vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	639K	1.86M

The cost of living in Detroit is 28% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1678th and 3022nd ($2064 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 315th and 410th 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	$17.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385