Singapore City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	46
😀 Quality of life	97	81
🏙️ Population	5.87M	398K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 74% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 81st and 2435th ($3168 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 Wichita. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 8th and 488th 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	$10.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$16129

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287