New Taipei vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	4.04M	737K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4867th and 125th ($1135 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 New Taipei compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 387th and 99th 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	$4.87	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$29883

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114