Singapore City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$811
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.71M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 238% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 154th and 6200th ($3119 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 268th in China, while ranked 5th and 7176th 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	$9.23	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002