Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Singapore City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3300
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7804
$5264
🏠 One person rent
$2352
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$4717
$2340
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$246
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4987
$3258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
5.87M
2.73M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 41% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 9th and 269th ($3300 vs $2348) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Toronto ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 10th and 49th 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
$7.56
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2865
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2065
$1256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6466
$2615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4059
$2059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10702
$9366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10227
$7395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.8
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.32
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$6.98
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.7
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$1156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25023
$19602

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2301
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2167
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2030
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2167
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2266
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1682
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1588
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2090
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$1925
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2319
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1823
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1698
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2013
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2007
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1918
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1793
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2008
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1892
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$1805
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2012
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2013
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1753
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2019
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1797
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2007
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1728
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2024
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2021
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2020