Nagoya vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nagoya	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1202	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3492	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$512	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1302	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2282	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	89
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	2.33M	5.87M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 61% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4476th and 129th ($1202 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 69th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Singapore City

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	Nagoya	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2452	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16142	$27780

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982

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