Singapore City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$7152
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	5.87M	690K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 7% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 165th and 74th ($3105 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 8th and 31st 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	$10.5	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$24903

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088