San Diego vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.87M

The cost of living in San Diego is 6% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 45th and 81st ($3346 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 75th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Singapore City

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	San Diego	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$28407

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637