Singapore City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	5.87M	985K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 50% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 129th and 1732nd ($3059 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Sweden, respectively. Check Singapore vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 11th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Stockholm

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	Singapore City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$5804

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331