New Taipei vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$469	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	89
😀 Quality of life	86	97
🏙️ Population	4.04M	5.87M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5000th and 129th ($1073 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 302nd and 11th 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	$4.61	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$27780

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605