Cost of living in Singapore 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Singapore, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
93.2
7% cheaper than New York
SingaporeUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 3,720 SGD $2,753
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,640 SGD $1,954
3-bed apartment, centre 7,430 SGD $5,498
Room in shared flat 1,200 SGD $888
Buy price per m2 30,400 SGD $22,496
Living cost excl. rent 1,490 SGD $1,103
Typical net salary 5,530 SGD $4,092
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.