Austin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	962K	5.87M

The cost of living in Austin is 22% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 985th and 154th ($2444 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 217th and 5th 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	$19.4	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$31369

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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