Detroit vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
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 182% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1636th and 6838th ($2133 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 311th and 2100th 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
$19.9
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677