Austin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	962K	5.87M

The cost of living in Austin is 14% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 548th and 133rd ($2590 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 126th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Singapore City

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	Austin	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$26424

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544