Detroit vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.6M

The cost of living in Detroit is 73% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1856th and 4715th ($2006 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 216th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605