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Singapore vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 62.7% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 87.3% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Singapore

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$10.16 SGD13.92	+248.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$7.52 SGD10.31	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$1.52 SGD2.08	+146.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$1.12 SGD1.53	+283.8%
Average			+177.1%

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pay 62.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$2.11 SGD2.89	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$8.41 SGD11.53	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$10.38 SGD14.23	+41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$3.30 SGD4.52	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$4.50 SGD6.16	+242.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.80 SGD2.47	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$1.36 SGD1.86	+87.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$1.80 SGD2.47	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$1.27 SGD1.73	+57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$1.02 SGD1.40	+43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$1.04 SGD1.42	+66.7%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 87.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$8.18 SGD11.21	+83.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$90.29 SGD123.71	+129.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	+144.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$9.48 SGD12.99	-8.3%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$36.16 SGD49.54	+135.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	+380.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	+558.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$121.43 SGD166.38	+80.4%
Average			+288.8%

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pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	+88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	+107.5%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$6.73 SGD9.23	+189.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$4.71 SGD6.45	+82.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$12.64 SGD17.32	+200.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$105.20 SGD144.13	+92.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$11.29 SGD15.46	+55.0%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$66.32 SGD90.86	+20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$44.36 SGD60.78	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$96.71 SGD132.50	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$111.62 SGD152.93	+21.2%
Average			+17.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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