Detroit vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
639K
3.03M

The cost of living in Detroit is 115% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1856th and 6052nd ($2006 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 216th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716