Detroit vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
639K
9.5M

The cost of living in Detroit is 244% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1843rd and 7900th ($1979 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 172nd and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$23979

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638