Detroit vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 75% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1678th and 4534th ($2064 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 315th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2070
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2086
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1786
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2102
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1957
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2071
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1936
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2093
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2062
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2083
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2030
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2087
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2032
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1724
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2059
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2040
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1940
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1963
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2077
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2081
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2390
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2019
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2288
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1837
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1706
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2238
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1778
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1593
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1607
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1943
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1527

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581