Singapore City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$6170
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	5.87M	690K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 6% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 154th and 92nd ($3119 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 1.9 months in Washington. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Washington

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	Singapore City	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$24788

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003