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Johor Bahru vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 60.2% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 67.7% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 63.6% less in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 83.1% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Johor Bahru

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Johor Bahru.

Johor Bahru vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$3.55 MYR14.61	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$4.74 MYR19.48	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.78 MYR3.23	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.47 MYR1.94	-59.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$0.98 MYR4.03	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$5.33 MYR21.92	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$7.01 MYR28.83	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$1.86 MYR7.66	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$2.20 MYR9.04	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.24 MYR5.08	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.68 MYR2.79	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.15 MYR4.72	-48.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$0.56 MYR2.31	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.53 MYR2.18	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.62 MYR2.55	-36.4%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 67.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$1.84 MYR7.58	-77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$11.85 MYR48.71	-87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-74.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$6.69 MYR27.52	-31.3%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 63.6% less for housing

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$30.15 MYR123.96	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$494.94 MYR2,034.72	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$375.20 MYR1,542.44	-83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$31.51 MYR129.55	-72.9%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 83.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$153.04 MYR629.15	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-78.4%
Average			-83.1%

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$3.55 MYR14.61	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$2.91 MYR11.95	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$4.25 MYR17.49	-66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$34.36 MYR141.25	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$4.98 MYR20.46	-57.1%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Singapore	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$49.76 MYR204.58	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$16.59 MYR68.19	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$71.09 MYR292.25	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$40.23 MYR165.37	-68.1%
Average			-50.6%

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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: December 2025

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