Detroit vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	60
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	639K	9.4M

The cost of living in Detroit is 192% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1678th and 6849th ($2064 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 315th and 6084th 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	$17.3	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522