Singapore City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$2474
😷 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 90% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 129th and 3019th ($3059 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 11th 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	$9.85	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101