Detroit vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Detroit Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
639K
2.36M

The cost of living in Detroit is 109% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1839th and 5651st ($2070 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 319th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Detroit vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Detroit and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Detroit Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$19490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Detroit

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473