Detroit vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.87M

The cost of living in Detroit is 112% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1947th and 5984th ($2032 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 318th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Taichung

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Detroit Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665