Detroit vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1710
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	639K	9.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 262% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1636th and 7909th ($2133 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 311th and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$21696

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652