Detroit vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
89
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
639K
13.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 230% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1636th and 7452nd ($2133 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 311th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$18657

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573