Baltimore vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	89
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	586K	5.87M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 27% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1292nd and 133rd ($2197 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 89th and 4th 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	$15.1	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$26424

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

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