Nagoya vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nagoya	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3636	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$544	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1573	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2123	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	2.33M	5.87M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 60% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4446th and 133rd ($1196 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 73rd and 4th 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	$6.02	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1878	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3105	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1803	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$642	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13366	$26424

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$996
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$982
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$999
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$994
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$966
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$973
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$982
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$976
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$979
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$991
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$981
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$987
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$947
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$957
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$949
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$933
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$947
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$959
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$935
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$977
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1004
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$975
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$992
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$960
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$978
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$923
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$972
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$911
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$967
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$929
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544