Detroit vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	639K	8.78M

The cost of living in Detroit is 219% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1839th and 7630th ($2070 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 134th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 319th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$9745

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954