Detroit vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
639K
12.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 297% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1947th and 8643rd ($2032 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 318th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$21713

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556