Detroit vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	53
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	639K	8.78M

The cost of living in Detroit is 243% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1636th and 7641st ($2133 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 311th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$9321

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Cities near Detroit

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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941