Singapore City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3119
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7114
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$2114
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$3790
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$283
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4401
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
89
5
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
5.87M
115K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 656% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 154th and 8957th ($3119 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5th and 7238th 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
$9.23
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.22
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2502
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1849
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4534
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3365
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.84%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23965
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7918
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.02
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.36
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$117
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31369
$633

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$588
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$627
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$664
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$981
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$831
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$813
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$750
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$439
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$762
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$640
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$701
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$572
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$851
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$696
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$485
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$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
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$572
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$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
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$551
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$419
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$792
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$443
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$293
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
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$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
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$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
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$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
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$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
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$278
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$253
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$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
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$281
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$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
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$285