Seattle vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
737K
2.33M

The cost of living in Seattle is 235% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 206th and 6227th ($2908 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 102nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Seattle Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691