Singapore City vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3007
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6888
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$2075
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$3850
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4634
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
89
74
😀 Quality of life
98
82
🏙️ Population
5.87M
1.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 230% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 133rd and 5887th ($3007 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 364th 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
$9.57
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2587
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1768
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4669
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3392
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20493
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12922
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.9
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$96
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1175
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26424
$11040

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$585
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741