Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$3342
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	86
😀 Quality of life	98	99
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.79M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 30% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 109th and 918th ($3201 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7th and 6th 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	$8.79	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$17676

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043