Detroit vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
639K
13.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 203% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1839th and 7400th ($2070 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 319th and 2024th 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
$17.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546