Austin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	962K	5.87M

The cost of living in Austin is 22% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 812th and 81st ($2473 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 116th and 8th 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	$16.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$28407

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637