Singapore City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$3278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	98	93
🏙️ Population	5.87M	662K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 30% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 109th and 931st ($3201 vs $2457) 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7th and 87th 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	$8.79	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$19787

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812