Detroit vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 160% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1947th and 6835th ($2032 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 318th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Guangzhou

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Detroit Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694