Detroit vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	639K	4.04M

The cost of living in Detroit is 89% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1856th and 5212th ($2006 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 216th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs New Taipei

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	Detroit	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$13786

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
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
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605