Detroit vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
24
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
639K
6.56M

The cost of living in Detroit is 243% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1843rd and 7871st ($1979 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 396th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 172nd and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586