Detroit vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
639K
17.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 125% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1678th and 5950th ($2064 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 315th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609