Phoenix vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	89
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.61M	5.87M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 27% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1184th and 109th ($2340 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 181st and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Singapore City

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	Phoenix	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$29519

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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