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Singapore vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 99.6% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 37.6% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$10.16 SGD13.92	+143.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$7.52 SGD10.31	+35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$1.52 SGD2.08	+206.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.12 SGD1.53	+262.2%
Average			+161.8%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$2.11 SGD2.89	+46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$8.41 SGD11.53	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$10.38 SGD14.23	+44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$3.30 SGD4.52	+89.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$4.50 SGD6.16	+193.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$1.80 SGD2.47	+96.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$1.36 SGD1.86	+91.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$1.80 SGD2.47	+102.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$1.27 SGD1.73	+117.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$1.02 SGD1.40	+177.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$1.04 SGD1.42	+120.3%
Average			+99.6%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$8.18 SGD11.21	+87.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$90.29 SGD123.71	+170.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	+548.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$9.48 SGD12.99	+106.5%
Average			+228.4%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$36.16 SGD49.54	+172.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	+195.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	+303.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$121.43 SGD166.38	+188.9%
Average			+215.0%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 37.6% more for childcare

	Beijing	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	+55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	+19.5%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$6.73 SGD9.23	+504.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$4.71 SGD6.45	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$12.64 SGD17.32	+263.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$105.20 SGD144.13	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$11.29 SGD15.46	+35.2%
Average			+179.0%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Beijing	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$66.32 SGD90.86	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$44.36 SGD60.78	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$96.71 SGD132.50	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$111.62 SGD152.93	+3.7%
Average			+13.3%

Beijing vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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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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