Singapore City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	97	99
🏙️ Population	5.87M	14.3M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 93% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 81st and 3085th ($3168 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tokyo

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	Singapore City	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$15495

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033