Seattle vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
737K
1.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 246% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 206th and 6292nd ($2908 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 9th 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 Tainan. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 102nd and 499th 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
$19.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719