Changhua vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$308	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	80
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	225K	737K

The cost of living in Changhua is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6385th and 158th ($813 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4970th and 98th 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	$4.44	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$29407

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093