Seattle vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
737K
2.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 238% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 126th and 5994th ($3183 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 6th 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 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 147th and 351st 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
$20.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$17517

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Cities near Seattle

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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684