Kaohsiung vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
84
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
737K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5786th and 145th ($932 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 320th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$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
$341
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$29730

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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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