Singapore: Record high ownership fees make cars high-end dreams
In order to own a car in Singapore, buyers need to spend 106,000 USD just to obtain a Certificate of Entitlement (COE), making the total cost of buying a car in the country many times higher than in other nations.
Singapore (VNA) - In order to own a car in
Singapore, buyers need to spend 106,000 USD just to obtain a Certificate of
Entitlement (COE), making the total cost of buying a car in the country many
times higher than in other nations.
Singapore, which is home to 5.9 million people and can be driven across in less than an hour, has a 10-year COE system introduced in 1990 to control the number of vehicles. The high COE fees have made car ownership costs in Singapore the highest in the world.
By October 4, the COE fee for a large car more than quadrupled from 2020 prices to a record 146,002 SGD (106,376.68 USD). Meanwhile, a small, government-subsidised flat in Singapore costs about 125,000 SGD.
In 2020, as the number of drivers in Singapore decreased, the COE fee dropped to about 30,000 SGD. A post-COVID increase in economic activity has led to more car purchases while the total number of vehicles on the road is capped at about 950,000. The number of new COEs available depends on how many older cars are deregistered./.
Singapore, which is home to 5.9 million people and can be driven across in less than an hour, has a 10-year COE system introduced in 1990 to control the number of vehicles. The high COE fees have made car ownership costs in Singapore the highest in the world.
By October 4, the COE fee for a large car more than quadrupled from 2020 prices to a record 146,002 SGD (106,376.68 USD). Meanwhile, a small, government-subsidised flat in Singapore costs about 125,000 SGD.
In 2020, as the number of drivers in Singapore decreased, the COE fee dropped to about 30,000 SGD. A post-COVID increase in economic activity has led to more car purchases while the total number of vehicles on the road is capped at about 950,000. The number of new COEs available depends on how many older cars are deregistered./.
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