Singapore City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	81
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	5.87M	449K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 7% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 129th and 59th ($3059 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and Switzerland, respectively. Check Singapore vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 11th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Zurich

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	Singapore City	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717