Detroit vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
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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
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$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
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88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
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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