Detroit vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 163% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1856th and 6602nd ($2006 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 216th and 1036th 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
$17.4
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671