Detroit vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
639K
9.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 211% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1947th and 7557th ($2032 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 318th and 3551st 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
$18.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677