New Taipei vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	4.05M	737K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5023rd and 142nd ($1108 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 252nd and 32nd 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	$4.77	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$28950

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Seattle

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