Detroit vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$714
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	639K	12.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 284% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1856th and 8506th ($2006 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 216th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$19861

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619