New Taipei vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$394	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	4.36M	5.87M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5229th and 133rd ($1011 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 181st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Singapore City

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	New Taipei	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$26424

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Singapore City

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