Detroit vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
639K
10.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 222% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1636th and 7341st ($2133 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 311th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$21416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598