Detroit vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
639K
13.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 182% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1856th and 6862nd ($2006 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 216th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618