Singapore City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$3734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	5.87M	548K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 59% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 133rd and 2098th ($3007 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Singapore and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Singapore vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 2 months in The Hague. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs The Hague

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	Singapore City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539