Singapore City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3105
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7072
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2101
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3780
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$284
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4276
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
5.87M
2.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 230% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 165th and 5994th ($3105 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Singapore and Taiwan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Taichung

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Singapore City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2576
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4755
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23858
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7397
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1438
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27027
$17517

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84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684