Weighted comparison of consumer goods, rent, transport, and restaurant prices. Indices are relative to New York = 100. Tokyo works out 29.0% cheaper than Singapore on the weighted total.
Singapore total index
84.1
SG · SGD
Tokyo total index
59.7
JP · JPY
Total cost diff
-29.0%
Tokyo relative to Singapore
| Category | Singapore | Tokyo | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer goods + groceries | 84.2 | 70.5 | -16.3% |
| Rent (1-bed city centre) | 80.5 | 36.8 | -54.3% |
| Transport | 96.8 | 74.6 | -22.9% |
| Restaurants | 78.4 | 55.7 | -29.0% |
Negative percentages mean Tokyo is cheaper than Singapore in that category. Total weighted using consumer 50% / rent 30% / transport 12% / restaurants 8%.
On a like-for-like basket, $100,000 net in Singapore buys what $70,952 net buys in Tokyo. Going the other direction, $100,000 in Tokyo matches $140,939 in Singapore.
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Last reviewed
April 28, 2026
Reviewed by
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