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New Taipei City vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 36.8% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 53.5% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in New Taipei City

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$4.92 NT$153.80	-47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$5.41 NT$169.19	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.87 NT$27.34	-44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.62 NT$19.32	-46.6%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.97 NT$61.52	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$6.43 NT$201.10	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$12.05 NT$376.89	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.82 NT$88.18	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$3.56 NT$111.25	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.93 NT$60.46	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$1.09 NT$34.15	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.04 NT$32.44	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$1.29 NT$40.46	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.64 NT$51.16	+45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.76 NT$23.72	-22.3%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$3.84 NT$120.25	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	-57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	-72.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$10.00 NT$312.74	+2.6%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$24.39 NT$763.04	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	-21.0%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	-39.9%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$1.72 NT$53.83	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$2.43 NT$75.88	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$4.92 NT$153.80	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$11.47 NT$358.88	-1.1%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-19.5%
Average			-8.2%

Singapore vs. New Taipei City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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