Philadelphia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
93
98
🏙️ Population
1.6M
5.87M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 19% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 744th and 109th ($2584 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 95th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Singapore City

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Philadelphia Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$29519

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

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