Beijing vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$575	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	21.9M	5.87M

The cost of living in Beijing is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5387th and 129th ($1016 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 989th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Singapore City

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	Beijing	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$27780

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605