Singapore City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	46
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	5.87M	398K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 69% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 129th and 2367th ($3059 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 2 months in Wichita. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 11th and 552nd 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	$9.85	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$15994

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312