Bucharest vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$562
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
89
😀 Quality of life
84
97
🏙️ Population
1.72M
5.87M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4877th and 165th ($1148 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 482nd and 8th 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
$11.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$27027

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637