2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Lansing, MI vs Wayne, MI

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Is it cheaper to live in Wayne or is it cheaper to live in Lansing?
- Wayne is 9.8% more expensive than Lansing.

Which city has more affordable housing, Wayne or Lansing?
- Wayne housing costs are 8.4% more expensive than Lansing housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lansing or is Health Care more affordable in Wayne.
- Health related expenses are 6.9% less in Wayne.
 Lansing, MIWayne, MIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock91.8100
 Food & Groceries91.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock81.8100
 Housing43.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$151,300$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock130.3100
 Miscellaneous108.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Wayne    3 Reviews

Climate in Wayne, Michigan (which is about 15 mins. away from the Metro Airport in southeast Michigan) is definitely a product of the four seasons. Nice Spring, warm  More

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Over 17 years ago

30 days of gloom from October through November. Sky will spit at  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lived there for a few years, small bungalow and ranch style houses, don't know many of the neighbors, houses are cheap and so is cost of living but trying to make it  More

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