Memphis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	89
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	633K	5.87M

The cost of living in Memphis is 39% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2179th and 129th ($1874 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 279th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Singapore City

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	Memphis	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$27780

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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