Singapore City vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	33
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	5.87M	543K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 47% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 133rd and 1697th ($3007 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd in Singapore and the United States, respectively. Check Singapore vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 4th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tucson

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	Singapore City	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$15695

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066