Detroit vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	639K	8.78M

The cost of living in Detroit is 221% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1947th and 7679th ($2032 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 318th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Quanzhou

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	Detroit	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$9536

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943