Singapore City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$1362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	97	81
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 276% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 129th and 6380th ($3059 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Singapore and Taiwan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tainan

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	Singapore City	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$6108

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682