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New York City vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 62.3% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in New York City
Housing: pay 48.8% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Singapore. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Singapore	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.92	$30.00	+195.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.31	$12.00	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$3.22	+112.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.53	$2.39	+113.0%
Average			+120.0%

Singapore vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Singapore	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$4.82	+128.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.53	$8.52	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.23	$5.80	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.52	$5.06	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.16	$6.82	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$3.25	+80.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$1.04	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$2.67	+48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.73	$2.70	+113.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$1.73	+69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$1.66	+60.0%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Singapore	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.21	$3.80	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.71	$132.50	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	$35,000.00	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.99	$22.40	+136.3%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Singapore	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.54	$68.20	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	$4,097.13	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	$2,883.17	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.38	$136.26	+12.2%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Singapore	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	$3,253.56	+173.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	$59,000.00	+115.6%
Average			+144.6%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.23	$9.00	+33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.45	$5.95	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.32	$17.00	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.13	$148.06	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.46	$20.00	+77.2%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Singapore	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.86	$68.92	+3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.78	$45.62	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.50	$107.85	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD152.93	$168.36	+50.8%
Average			+17.2%

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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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