Seattle vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
737K
2.43M

The cost of living in Seattle is 155% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 126th and 4646th ($3183 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 147th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Taipei

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Seattle Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612