Singapore City vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$1161
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$433
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$1792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	56
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	5.87M	438K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 125% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 133rd and 4073rd ($3007 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Estonia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 4th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tallinn

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	Singapore City	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$798
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$4327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$81.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$6105

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1194
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1907
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$920
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1438
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1736
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1257
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1498
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1491
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$982
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1277
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$909
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1336
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1163
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1349
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1483
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$906
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1396
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1480
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1376
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$814
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1410
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1521
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1462
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1465
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1265
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1414