Singapore City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$544
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	89	5
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	5.87M	115K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 663% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 109th and 8940th ($3201 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and Bhutan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Thimphu

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	Singapore City	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289