Detroit vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	61
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	639K	9.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 192% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6976th ($1979 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 172nd and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Ningbo

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	Detroit	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$9922

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524