CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER ยท 2024

Detroit, MI

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area. Prices overall are +0.3% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)94.7โˆ’5.3%
  • Goods98.8โˆ’1.2%
  • Utilities107.0+7.0%
  • Other services102.6+2.6%

ALL PRICES100.3

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$60,179
  • $100,000 at US average$100,298
  • $150,000 at US average$150,447

Price level in 2019: 98.4 (+1.9% relative change since).

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BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. RPPs compare price levels between places in the same year; they don't measure inflation over time. Method.

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