Detroit vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
639K
24.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 77% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1856th and 4780th ($2006 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 216th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774