Detroit vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$952
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	639K	9.37M

The cost of living in Detroit is 176% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1856th and 6780th ($2006 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 68th 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 216th and 4171st 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	$17.4	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$8558

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699