Philadelphia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$4401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
92
97
🏙️ Population
1.6M
5.87M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 17% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 742nd and 154th ($2597 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 87th and 5th 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
$23.2
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$31369

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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