Singapore City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	97	97
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.76M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 129% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 129th and 4098th ($3059 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 11th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yokohama

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	Singapore City	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109