London vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4040
😷 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 58th and 129th ($3296 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4th and 11th 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	$21.4	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$27780

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605