Singapore City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$2542
😷 Air quality	Good	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 140% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 109th and 4404th ($3201 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Singapore and Japan, respectively. Check Singapore vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 7th and 15th 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	$8.79	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$18032

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073