Detroit vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	639K	7.82M

The cost of living in Detroit is 257% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1636th and 7835th ($2133 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 311th and 7180th 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	$19.9	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$17107

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517