Singapore City vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	38
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	5.87M	767K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 144% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 129th and 4331st ($3059 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Singapore and Croatia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 11th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Zagreb

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	Singapore City	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747