Seattle vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
737K
3.03M

The cost of living in Seattle is 212% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 206th and 6052nd ($2908 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 102nd and 496th 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
$19.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$13638

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716