Kaohsiung vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | Singapore City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5750th and 129th ($956 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Singapore, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Singapore comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 417th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Singapore City
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| Kaohsiung | Singapore City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Tainan | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |
Cities near Singapore City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi |  Bukit Merah | |
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Johor Bahru | |
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Batam | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kluang | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Muar | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Malacca | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Seremban | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dumai | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kuantan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Jambi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Klang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Chukai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Padang | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Ipoh | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Palembang | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Taiping | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Prabumulih | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Singkawang | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 594 km or 369 mi | Butterworth | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Pagar Alam | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | George Town | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Sungai Petani |