Memphis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	633K	5.87M

The cost of living in Memphis is 41% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2663rd and 154th ($1851 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 362nd and 5th 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	$15.2	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$31369

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663