Cost of living comparison

 Philadelphia (PA), United States
compared to
 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore vs. Philadelphia Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 7.6% more expensive than Philadelphia.

Restaurants
pay 39.2% less in Singapore
Groceries
pay 9.6% less in Singapore
Transportation
pay 87.1% more in Singapore
Housing
pay 5.5% more in Singapore
Childcare
pay 39.5% less in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.5% more in Singapore
Clothing
pay 12.3% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Singapore are more expensive than in Philadelphia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Singapore. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Philadelphia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 39.2% less for restaurants

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$10.16
SGD13.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$7.52
SGD9.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
 
$1.52
SGD1.96

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$3.70
 
$2.11
SGD2.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.81
 
$8.41
SGD10.84
Milk (1 gallon) $4.99
 
$10.38
SGD13.37

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.72
 
$8.18
SGD10.54
Monthly public transit pass $96.00
 
$90.29
SGD116.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,373.32
 
$135,434.68
SGD174,426.32

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pay 5.5% more for housing

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.00
 
$36.16
SGD46.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,759.41
 
$2,745.11
SGD3,535.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,330.44
 
$1,988.78
SGD2,561.35

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,070.83
 
$1,189.74
SGD1,532.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,200.00
 
$27,370.99
SGD35,251.10

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$6.73
SGD8.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.86
 
$4.71
SGD6.07
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.50
 
$12.64
SGD16.28

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

 
Philadelphia
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.50
 
$66.32
SGD85.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.86
 
$44.36
SGD57.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.50
 
$96.71
SGD124.55

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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: June 2025
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