Kaohsiung vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
737K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6046th and 206th ($932 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 102nd 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
$3.76
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263