Detroit vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	639K	750K

The cost of living in Detroit is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1678th and 2455th ($2064 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 78th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 315th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Detroit vs Winnipeg infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/detroit/winnipeg.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Detroit vs Winnipeg infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/detroit/winnipeg" target="_blank">Detroit vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Detroit vs Winnipeg

Prices for goods and services in Detroit and Winnipeg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Detroit	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$11629

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699