Kaohsiung vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
2.71M
737K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5770th and 126th ($971 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 281st and 147th 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
$4.32
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098