Singapore City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	21
😀 Quality of life	97	40
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.71M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 235% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 81st and 5996th ($3168 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 8th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yancheng

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	Singapore City	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028