London vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	99	97
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.87M

The cost of living in London is 8% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 37th and 81st ($3427 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Singapore City

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	London	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$28407

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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