Detroit vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
639K
3.03M

The cost of living in Detroit is 112% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1636th and 5518th ($2133 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 4th 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 Taichung. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 311th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650