Detroit vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
639K
8.78M

The cost of living in Detroit is 187% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6882nd ($1979 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 102nd 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 38th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 172nd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083