cost
Cost of Living Index
Detroit78 / 0
Los Angeles72 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Detroit wins on 14 of 22 metrics compared to Los Angeles.
Top trade-offs
Detroit leads housing, salary, and health; Los Angeles leads cost, safety, and rent.
cost
Detroit
78
city
Los Angeles
72
city
safety
Detroit
42.6
city
Los Angeles
46.8
city
housing
Detroit
$2,650
city
Los Angeles
$1,964
city
housing
Detroit
9.8x
city
Los Angeles
13.4x
city
jobs
Detroit
$7,239/mo
city
Los Angeles
$6,737/mo
city
jobs
Detroit
9.6%
city
Los Angeles
8.8%
city
health
Detroit
56.8
city
Los Angeles
72.7
city
health
Detroit
82.3 years
city
Los Angeles
79.9 years
city
environment
Detroit
31.4 ug/m3
city
Los Angeles
28.9 ug/m3
city
environment
Detroit
65.2
city
Los Angeles
59.3
city
infrastructure
Detroit
205 Mbps
city
Los Angeles
188 Mbps
city
demographics
Detroit
1.7%
city
Los Angeles
0.7%
city
education
Detroit
53.2
city
Los Angeles
51.2
city
transport
Detroit
61.5
city
Los Angeles
49.2
city
safety
Detroit
27.5 per 100k
city
Los Angeles
19.2 per 100k
city
safety
Detroit
23.1 per 100k
city
Los Angeles
61.5 per 100k
city
health
Detroit
14.0%
city
Los Angeles
26.4%
city
quality
Detroit
5.9
city
Los Angeles
5.3
city
housing
Detroit
$8,691/sqm
city
Los Angeles
$7,581/sqm
city
religion
Detroit
35.8%
city
Los Angeles
15.0%
city
religion
Detroit
65.0%
city
Los Angeles
44.1%
city
religion
Detroit
64.1%
city
Los Angeles
43.1%
city