Chicago vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 13% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 394th and 109th ($2799 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 16th and 7th 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	$19.2	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$29519

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653