Rome vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rome	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1697	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$891	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1795	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	89
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	2.87M	5.87M

The cost of living in Rome is 44% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2685th and 133rd ($1697 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Italy and Singapore, respectively. Check Italy vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 230th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Singapore City

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	Rome	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2193	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7657	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3688	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.74	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.68	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$26424

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544