Detroit vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cities near Detroit

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

Cities near Taoyuan

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