Singapore City vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$821
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$1966
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	98	74
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.08M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 186% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 109th and 4903rd ($3201 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 27th in South Korea, while ranked 7th and 2382nd 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	$8.79	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$10976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$92.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$78.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$11104

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1076
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1196
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1171
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1004
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1049
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1079
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1134
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1383
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1138
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1175
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1088
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1097
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1098
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1110
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$920
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$924
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1028
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1065
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1068
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1020
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$874
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1037
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1568