Detroit vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	639K	9.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 180% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6756th ($1979 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 172nd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$8280

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Cities near Detroit

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696