Cost of Living in Singapore

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$3000
$6871
🛋️ Without rent
$928
$3026
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$2073
$3846
🍽️ Food
$539
$1407
🚐 Transport
$244
$623
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4631
💸 GDP per capita
$82808
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
🌐 English speaking %
96.4%
🏙️ Population
5.87M

The cost of living in Singapore is $3000, which is 2.87 times more expensive than the world average. Singapore ranked 3rd out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 3rd best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in Singapore is $4631, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months.

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Prices in Singapore

We calculate prices for Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 2 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
 Cappuccino
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26401

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