Chengdu vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4156
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	77
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	639K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 67% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 7209th and 1856th ($660 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Detroit

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	Chengdu	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$16775

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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