Detroit vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
639K
2.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 69% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4516th ($1979 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 172nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589