Detroit vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	86	41
🏙️ Population	639K	6.44M

The cost of living in Detroit is 208% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1678th and 7052nd ($2064 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 315th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621