Detroit vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
639K
13.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 188% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6886th ($1979 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 172nd and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Tianjin

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Detroit Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600