Detroit vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
639K
9.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 209% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1839th and 7494th ($2070 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 101st 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 319th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Hefei

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Detroit Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$8681

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693