Kaohsiung vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
2.72M
737K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5666th and 142nd ($999 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Seattle

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Kaohsiung Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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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