Chicago vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4276
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 358th and 165th ($2851 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 18th and 8th 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
$19.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$27027

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Singapore City

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