Madrid vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Madrid	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3985	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$986	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1693	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2362	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	3.28M	5.87M

The cost of living in Madrid is 43% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2577th and 133rd ($1726 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Singapore, respectively. Check Spain vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 121st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Singapore City

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	Madrid	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1118	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.58%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.86	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9474	$26424

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544