Arlington vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	89
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	394K	5.87M

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2251st and 81st ($1869 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1283rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Singapore City

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	Arlington	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$28407

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637