Singapore City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3119
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7114
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$2114
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3790
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$283
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4401
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
5.87M
2.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 226% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 154th and 5984th ($3119 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 5th and 409th 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
$9.23
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.22
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2502
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1849
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4534
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3365
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23965
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7918
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.02
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.36
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$117
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31369
$17495

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$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665