Detroit vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
639K
8.78M

The cost of living in Detroit is 201% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1856th and 7155th ($2006 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 216th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$22902

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014