Detroit vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
639K
9.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 233% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1856th and 7753rd ($2006 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 216th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$24357

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$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
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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660