Beijing vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4925
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1878
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	639K

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5341st and 1947th ($1044 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1526th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 2718th and 318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Detroit

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	Beijing	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$19339

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619