Detroit vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	86	44
🏙️ Population	639K	6.17M

The cost of living in Detroit is 173% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1678th and 6647th ($2064 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 315th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Maoming

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	Detroit	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.06
🥤 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	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936