Singapore City vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$2124
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.23M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 215% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 165th and 5675th ($3105 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 2.2 months in Suwon. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8th and 209th 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	$10.5	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$14818

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1019
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1001
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1313
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1061
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1090
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1089
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1016
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1094
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1052
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$952
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1010
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$982
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$977
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$917
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1062
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$852
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1009
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$997