Singapore City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	5.87M	662K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 23% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 129th and 819th ($3059 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Canada, respectively. Check Singapore vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 11th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Vancouver

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	Singapore City	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$17240

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759