Detroit vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
97
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 167% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6607th ($1979 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 172nd and 955th 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
$14.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620