Sacramento vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sacramento	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2825	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6608	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1770	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$3115	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$731	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4380	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	89
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	525K	5.87M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 12% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 362nd and 109th ($2825 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sacramento ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 309th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Singapore City

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	Sacramento	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1816	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5035	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4072	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1441	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27489	$29519

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850

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