Singapore City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$2682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	79
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	5.87M	568K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 39% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 109th and 1272nd ($3201 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Singapore and Canada, respectively. Check Singapore vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 7th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Surrey

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	Singapore City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$12061

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741