Singapore City vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$2625
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.23M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 200% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 109th and 5112th ($3201 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Singapore and South Korea, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 7th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Suwon

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	Singapore City	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$10980

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050