Chicago vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 10% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 375th and 154th ($2822 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 22nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Singapore City

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	Chicago	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$31369

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

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