Detroit vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2064
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4936
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2122
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3270
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
639K
2.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 136% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1678th and 6171st ($2064 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 315th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$960
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2340
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1288
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16893
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443