Singapore City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.35M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 231% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 154th and 6085th ($3119 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5th and 373rd 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	$9.23	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$17081

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464