New York City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ 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 45% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3rd and 129th ($4441 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 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 22nd and 11th 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	$29.7	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$27780

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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