Detroit vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	639K	7.82M

The cost of living in Detroit is 180% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1678th and 6735th ($2064 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 43rd 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 315th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Shangqiu

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	Detroit	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$17921

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529