Seattle vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
737K
2.35M

The cost of living in Seattle is 235% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 142nd and 6085th ($3154 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Taoyuan

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Seattle Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$17081

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Cities near Seattle

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464