Detroit vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 196% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1856th and 7055th ($2006 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 115th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 216th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$21927

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623