Singapore City vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	89	37
😀 Quality of life	97	43
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.98M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 301% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 129th and 6602nd ($3059 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 11th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Zhanjiang

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	Singapore City	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575