Detroit vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
80
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
639K
2.72M

The cost of living in Detroit is 103% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1947th and 5666th ($2032 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 3rd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 318th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kaohsiung

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Detroit Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$11481

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610