Cost of living comparison

 Singapore, Singapore
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary
Seoul vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.5% less for restaurants

 
Singapore
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.16
SGD13.05
$7.88
₩10,960
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.52
SGD9.67
$6.09
₩8,469
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.52
SGD1.95
$1.59
₩2,207

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

 
Singapore
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
SGD2.70
$3.10
₩4,306
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.41
SGD10.81
$6.52
₩9,076
Milk (1 gallon) $10.38
SGD13.34
$8.06
₩11,211

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pay 47.5% less for transportation

 
Singapore
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.18
SGD10.51
$4.59
₩6,383
Monthly public transit pass $90.29
SGD115.98
$44.40
₩61,776
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $135,434.68
SGD173,972.62
$27,023.07
₩37,594,489

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pay 42.9% less for housing

 
Singapore
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.16
SGD46.45
$22.27
₩30,987
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,745.11
SGD3,526.23
$883.18
₩1,228,679
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,988.78
SGD2,554.68
$490.54
₩682,438

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

 
Singapore
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,189.74
SGD1,528.28
$385.48
₩536,280
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,370.99
SGD35,159.41
$20,782.92
₩28,913,194

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.73
SGD8.65
$3.58
₩4,982
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
SGD6.05
$3.60
₩5,011
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.64
SGD16.24
$3.22
₩4,484

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

 
Singapore
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.32
SGD85.19
$59.13
₩82,258
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.36
SGD56.99
$46.64
₩64,892
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.71
SGD124.22
$86.69
₩120,608

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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: July 2025
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