Beijing vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	21.9M	639K

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5387th and 1678th ($1016 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1488th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 989th and 315th 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	$3.86	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$16893

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527