Singapore City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	68
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	5.87M	385K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 20% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 129th and 718th ($3059 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in Singapore and the United States, respectively. Check Singapore vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 11th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tampa

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	Singapore City	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265