Singapore City vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$804
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$1958
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	82
😀 Quality of life	97	73
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.08M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 183% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 154th and 5051st ($3119 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Singapore and South Korea, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 5th and 2628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yongin

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	Singapore City	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$10778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$6021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$91.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$7.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$12887

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1179
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1292
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1134
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$988
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1053
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1117
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1167
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1057
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1092
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1068
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$984
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$892
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1049
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$986
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$986
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$867
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1019
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1003
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1563