Singapore City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$1275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 277% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 81st and 6292nd ($3168 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8th and 499th 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	$10.4	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$18526

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719