Detroit vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 205% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1947th and 7469th ($2032 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 89th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 318th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Dongguan

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Detroit Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$22205

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608