Detroit vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
639K
7.41M

The cost of living in Detroit is 27% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1856th and 379th ($2006 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 216th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623