Atlanta vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	499K	5.87M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 16% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 704th and 129th ($2570 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 165th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Singapore City

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	Atlanta	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$27780

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605