Chengdu vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	77
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	639K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 7530th and 1636th ($635 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 311th 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	$2.87	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$16684

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608