Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	86
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.79M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 23% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 81st and 656th ($3168 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Singapore and Canada, respectively. Check Singapore vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Toronto

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	Singapore City	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085