Detroit vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	639K	443K

The cost of living in Detroit is 41% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1843rd and 31st ($1979 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 172nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zurich

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	Detroit	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$29266

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846