Bangkok vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	89
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.87M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5738th and 81st ($994 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Singapore, respectively. Check Thailand vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1355th and 8th 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	$4.03	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$28407

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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