Phoenix vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	1.61M	5.87M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 22% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1041st and 165th ($2423 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 226th and 8th 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	$20	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$27027

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637