Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	86
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.79M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 25% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 129th and 861st ($3059 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Singapore and Canada, respectively. Check Singapore vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 11th and 59th 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	$9.85	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095