Singapore City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$854
😷 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 240% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 129th and 6043rd ($3059 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 11th and 6955th 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	$9.85	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984