Singapore City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$939
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$1361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	84
😀 Quality of life	98	83
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.03M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 202% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 133rd and 5356th ($3007 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Taiwan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 343rd 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	$9.57	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$13893

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$857
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$746
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$791
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$725
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$860
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$917
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$861
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1011
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$863
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1169
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$913
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$860
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$675
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$676
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$689
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$851
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$721
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$694
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$678
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$667
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$744
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$588
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$716
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$799
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$738
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$735
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$655
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$741
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$719
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$721