Detroit vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 198% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1839th and 7308th ($2070 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 67th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 319th and 3241st 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
$17.9
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$25442

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620