Detroit vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
86
69
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 215% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1678th and 7169th ($2064 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 97th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 315th and 2941st 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
$17.3
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$20945

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DetroitDongguan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598