New York City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	89
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 35% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4th and 154th ($4207 vs $3119) 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 18th and 5th 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	$23.6	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$31369

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663