Seattle vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
737K
1.85M

The cost of living in Seattle is 239% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 126th and 6014th ($3183 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 7th 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 Tainan. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 147th and 2806th 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
$20.5
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686