Arlington vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	89
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	394K	5.87M

The cost of living in Arlington is 39% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2397th and 154th ($1907 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 894th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Singapore City

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	Arlington	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$31369

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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