Singapore City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$6208
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	5.87M	690K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 4% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 109th and 73rd ($3201 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 4th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 26th 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	$8.79	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949