Detroit vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	639K	9.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 233% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1947th and 7844th ($2032 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 183rd 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 95th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 318th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Foshan

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	Detroit	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$22493

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664