Owerri vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Owerri	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$3226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2154	$7140
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$2232
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$3887
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.8	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$86.9	$4457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	89
😀 Quality of life	14	98
🏙️ Population	908K	5.87M

The cost of living in Owerri is 45% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2880th and 100th ($1774 vs $3226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Singapore, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Owerri compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Owerri ranked 17th best city to live in Nigeria vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9207th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Singapore City

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	Owerri	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.25	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.55	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$7.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.61	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.27	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$463	$2654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1692	$1968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$4872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1351	$3422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.9	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.78%	2.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$555	$22978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$8193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.5	$89.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.82	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$4.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.08	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.91	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.55	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.1	$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1366	$29519

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Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$956
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$679
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$866
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1064
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$681
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$480
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$925
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$390
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$633
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1132
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$654
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$846
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$679
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$737
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1422
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$614
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$620
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1494
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$761
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1185
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$681
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$521
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1009
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$756
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1256
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$799
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$662
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$826
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$401
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1006
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1004
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$606
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$767
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$542

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2932
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$555
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$513
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$777
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$784
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$761
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$544
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$540
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$554
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$589
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$611
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$874
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$792
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$685
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$456
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$708
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$599
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$651
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$538
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$880
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$656
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$500
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$400
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$453
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$420
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$483
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$472
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$528
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$424
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$471
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$646
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$680
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$626