Oakland vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	441K	5.87M

The cost of living in Oakland is 2% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 90th and 109th ($3254 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 45th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Singapore City

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	Oakland	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$29519

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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