Fresno vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fresno	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2494	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5541	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2667	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$633	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3725	$4276
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	89
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	542K	5.87M

The cost of living in Fresno is 20% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 898th and 165th ($2494 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Fresno ranked 170th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 521st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Singapore City

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	Fresno	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1552	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2419	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2653	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3089	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.73	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1186	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12948	$27027

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2451
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2526
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2532
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2576
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2511
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2449
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2473
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2562
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2098
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2275
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2414
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2141
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2404
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2825
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2568
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2623
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2477
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2413
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2631
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2860
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2861
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2984
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2785
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2305
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2590
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2456
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2309
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3073
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1931
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3048
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2259
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2668
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2677
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3698
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2545
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2088
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1936
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2878
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2374

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