Seattle vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	737K	5.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 1% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 158th and 129th ($3015 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 98th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Singapore City

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	Seattle	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$27780

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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