Detroit vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	53
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	639K	9.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 214% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1839th and 7558th ($2070 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 114th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 319th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$15801

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538