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Taiwan vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 41.5% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 49.4% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 66.5% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Taiwan

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$4.82 NT$151.22	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$5.16 NT$161.99	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.98 NT$30.70	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.67 NT$21.02	-42.1%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$1.77 NT$55.47	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$9.29 NT$291.60	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$11.90 NT$373.42	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.61 NT$82.06	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$3.56 NT$111.70	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$2.03 NT$63.63	+3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$1.00 NT$31.34	-26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.25 NT$39.17	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$1.55 NT$48.61	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$1.20 NT$37.82	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$1.03 NT$32.24	+5.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 49.4% less for transportation

	Singapore	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$3.78 NT$118.78	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	-63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	-74.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$9.18 NT$288.18	-5.8%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 66.5% less for housing

	Singapore	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$21.10 NT$662.43	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	-87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	-52.8%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Singapore	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	-42.7%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$1.97 NT$61.79	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$3.00 NT$94.24	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$4.54 NT$142.65	-64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	-68.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$10.04 NT$315.31	-13.4%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$31.24 NT$980.69	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	-23.7%
Average			-24.4%

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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: November 2025

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