Detroit vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	639K	2.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 131% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1856th and 6227th ($2006 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 216th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Taoyuan

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	Detroit	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$13630

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Cities near Detroit

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691