Changhua vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
221K
737K

The cost of living in Changhua is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6410th and 142nd ($888 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 101st 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 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4187th and 32nd 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
$4.75
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
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$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173