Detroit vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
639K
2.87M

The cost of living in Detroit is 120% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1839th and 5994th ($2070 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 319th and 351st 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
$17.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684