New Taipei vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1661
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
4.04M
737K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5212th and 206th ($1060 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Seattle

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New Taipei Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9578
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13786
$28179

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Seattle

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