Detroit vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
60
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
639K
9.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 199% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1636th and 7025th ($2133 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 311th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$15234

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531