Singapore City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$3648
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	86
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.79M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 25% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 154th and 897th ($3119 vs $2493) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5th and 29th 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	$9.23	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$20314

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029