Raleigh vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	89
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	468K	5.87M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 22% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 972nd and 129th ($2388 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 221st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Singapore City

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	Raleigh	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$27780

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605