Bucharest vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$474	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	89
😀 Quality of life	79	97
🏙️ Population	1.72M	5.87M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5565th and 129th ($988 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Singapore, respectively. Check Romania vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 645th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Singapore City

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	Bucharest	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$27780

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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