New York City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 31% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4th and 109th ($4203 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New York City compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 11th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Singapore City

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	New York City	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$29519

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653