Detroit vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
639K
2.43M

The cost of living in Detroit is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1839th and 4646th ($2070 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 319th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Taipei

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Detroit Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$16947

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612