Singapore City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3201
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6971
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$2218
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3750
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$268
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4609
$1459
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
98
83
🏙️ Population
5.87M
3.03M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 218% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 109th and 5518th ($3201 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7th and 541st 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
$8.79
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.77
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2659
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1943
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4723
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$22654
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1206
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29519
$19915

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$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650