Detroit vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	639K	6.44M

The cost of living in Detroit is 228% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1636th and 7433rd ($2133 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 94th 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 Shangrao. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 311th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Shangrao

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	Detroit	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620