Changhua vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
227K
737K

The cost of living in Changhua is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6021st and 145th ($890 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 120th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 4489th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Seattle

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Changhua Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$29730

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$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210