Kaohsiung vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
89
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
2.71M
5.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5770th and 165th ($971 vs $3105) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 281st and 8th 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
$4.32
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$27027

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637