Singapore City vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$4354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	5.87M	459K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 33% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 109th and 1045th ($3201 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Virginia Beach

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	Singapore City	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710