Seattle vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
737K
1.85M

The cost of living in Seattle is 247% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 142nd and 6264th ($3154 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Tainan

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Seattle Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697