Seattle vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
737K
2.36M

The cost of living in Seattle is 222% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 126th and 5651st ($3183 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 147th and 245th 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
$20.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473