Detroit vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2235
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5276
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$1339
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2338
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3096
$1058
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
87
84
🏙️ Population
639K
2.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5860th ($2235 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Detroit ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 300th and 454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1347
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1080
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2462
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.7
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16894
$15777

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$2025
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2124
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2073
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1961
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2057
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2094
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1757
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2050
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2139
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1972
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2077
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1908
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2097
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2076
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2047
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2177
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2057
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2086
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2050
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1964
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2048
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2001
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1908
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1956
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2082
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2113
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2090
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2358
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2018
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2301
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1717
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2297
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1884
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1608
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1590
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1952
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1618

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450