Detroit vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	639K	9.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 230% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1678th and 7405th ($2064 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 315th and 3963rd 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	$17.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$8278

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Cities near Detroit

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665