Detroit vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
639K
7.41M

The cost of living in Detroit is 22% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1636th and 532nd ($2133 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 311th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Hong Kong

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Detroit Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598