Singapore City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$3629
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	5.87M	662K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 23% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 154th and 822nd ($3119 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 53rd 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	$9.23	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915