Miami vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	442K	5.87M

The cost of living in Miami is 4% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 117th and 165th ($3216 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 169th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Singapore City

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	Miami	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$27027

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637