Singapore City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$8151
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	81
😀 Quality of life	98	100
🏙️ Population	5.87M	449K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 13% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 109th and 23rd ($3201 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Switzerland, respectively. Check Singapore vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 7th and 2nd 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	$8.79	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041