Singapore City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$3386
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$617
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$2495
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	98	97
🏙️ Population	5.87M	3.76M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 126% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 133rd and 4092nd ($3007 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 4th and 7th 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	$9.57	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$13431

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1068
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1060
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$1130
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$1167
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$1110
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$1267
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1069
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1115
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1064
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1041
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1117
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1556
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$1126
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1091
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1045
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1062
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1056