Seattle vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	89
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	737K	5.87M

The cost of living in Seattle is 1% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 142nd and 154th ($3154 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 32nd and 5th 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	$22.3	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$5.08
🥤 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	$2110	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$31369

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663