Edinburgh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	89
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	488K	5.87M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 29% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1263rd and 81st ($2246 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 40th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Singapore City

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	Edinburgh	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$28407

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637