Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3105
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7072
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$2101
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$3780
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$284
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4276
$3517
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ 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 29% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 165th and 1059th ($3105 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8th and 46th 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
$10.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2576
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4755
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$23858
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7397
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$29.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.3
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.8
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1438
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27027
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053