Kaohsiung vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$6888
🏠 One person rent
$339
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$3850
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$4634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
89
😀 Quality of life
84
98
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5786th and 133rd ($932 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Singapore, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 320th and 4th 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
$3.13
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$26424

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$623
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$644
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$450
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$455
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$442
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$521
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$578
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$476
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$566
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$544