Beijing vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	639K

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5141st and 1856th ($1067 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1553rd 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 216th 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	$4.04	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$16775

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614