Home Affordability
#1
of 123 cities
≈1.3 yrs to buy 80m²
Current value
MI, United States
How do salaries and expenses in Detroit compare to San Francisco?
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Detroit compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
How does the weather in Detroit compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Rankings
Home Affordability
#1
of 123 cities
≈1.3 yrs to buy 80m²
Current value
Purchasing Power
#15
of 123 cities
Net Income
#33
of 123 cities
$84,237/yr
Current value
Comfortable Weather
#57
of 123 cities
45/100 weather score
Current value
Cost of Living
#61
of 123 cities
53/100
Current value (lower is better)
Pollution Score
#85
of 123 cities
62.1/100
Current value (lower is better)
Community Events
#87
of 123 cities
0 events on luma
Current value
Safety Index
#121
of 123 cities
27/100
Current value
How does quality of life in Detroit compare to San Francisco?
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Detroit compared to San Francisco?
That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Detroit to maintain the same standard of living.