Taiwan
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Singapore = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Singapore
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.53× Singapore.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. A bar running right means Taiwan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Singapore — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92Taiwan
S$63.81
TWD 1,599Singapore
S$69.00
SGD 69
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92Taiwan
S$1,193
TWD 29,900Singapore
S$1,299
SGD 1,299
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.43Taiwan
S$3.18
TWD 78Singapore
S$7.45
SGD 7.45
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.42Taiwan
S$0.13
USD 0.098Singapore
S$0.30
USD 0.233
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.42Taiwan
S$1.26
USD 0.968Singapore
S$3.01
USD 2.323
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.33Taiwan
S$1.15
USD 0.89Singapore
S$3.53
USD 2.722
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23Taiwan
S$0.06
USD 0.043Singapore
S$0.24
USD 0.189
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-9%
in SGD
It rose 8% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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