Singapore City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Singapore City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3300
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7804
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$2352
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$4717
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$246
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4987
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
96
100
🏙️ Population
5.87M
14M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 86% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 9th and 2147th ($3300 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 10th and 1st 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
$7.56
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2865
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2065
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6466
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4059
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10702
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10227
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.8
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.32
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$6.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25023
$16527

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050