Detroit vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
639K
17.7M

The cost of living in Detroit is 109% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1856th and 5948th ($2006 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 216th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$24117

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618