Detroit vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
97
😀 Quality of life
86
75
🏙️ Population
639K
18.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 167% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1678th and 6548th ($2064 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 31st 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 315th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2070
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2086
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1786
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2102
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1957
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2071
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1936
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2093
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2062
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2083
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2030
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2087
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2032
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1724
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2059
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2040
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1940
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1963
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2077
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2081
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2390
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2019
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2288
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1837
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1706
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2238
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1778
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1593
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1607
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1943
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1527

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650