Bangkok vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$465	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	89
😀 Quality of life	73	97
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.87M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5467th and 154th ($1027 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Singapore, respectively. Check Thailand vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2647th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Singapore City

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	Bangkok	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$31369

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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