Detroit vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	639K	6.56M

The cost of living in Detroit is 249% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1678th and 7740th ($2064 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 315th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600