Seattle vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
737K
2.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 229% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 142nd and 5984th ($3154 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Taichung

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Seattle Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665