Detroit vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	639K	12.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 303% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1678th and 8544th ($2064 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 499th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 315th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$19343

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591