Baltimore vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	586K	5.87M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 30% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1330th and 81st ($2223 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 121st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Singapore City

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	Baltimore	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$28407

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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