Nagoya vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nagoya	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3605	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$533	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1385	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2483	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	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 4466th and 81st ($1248 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 65th and 8th 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	$6.27	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1099	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12650	$28407

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$1026
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1042
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$1006
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$1023
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$1016
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$990
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$993
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$1054
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$1025
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1039
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$1031
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$1029
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$1028
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$991
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$1027

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637