Detroit vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	96
😀 Quality of life	86	97
🏙️ Population	639K	3.76M

The cost of living in Detroit is 55% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 1678th and 4098th ($2064 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 18th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 315th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Yokohama

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	Detroit	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109