Singapore City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$3492
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	46
😀 Quality of life	97	85
🏙️ Population	5.87M	398K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 71% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 154th and 2786th ($3119 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 Wichita. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Wichita

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	Singapore City	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328