Detroit vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
639K
12.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 296% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1839th and 8548th ($2070 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 319th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zhengzhou

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Detroit Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567