Singapore City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$782
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	21
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.71M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 224% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 133rd and 5799th ($3007 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 4th and 6861st 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	$9.57	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$19602

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074