Singapore City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3105
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7072
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$2101
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3780
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$284
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4276
$1536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
5.87M
2.36M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 214% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 165th and 5651st ($3105 vs $989) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Taoyuan

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Singapore City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2576
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4755
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23858
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7397
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1438
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27027
$19490

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$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473