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Palo Alto vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 47.3% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Palo Alto

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Palo Alto are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Palo Alto. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Palo Alto.

Palo Alto vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$30.00	+223.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$12.00	+55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$3.30	+109.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$2.44	+110.7%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$5.06	+114.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$11.39	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$5.85	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$6.26	+93.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$6.63	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$3.22	+65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$1.18	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$2.37	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$3.01	+153.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$1.94	+72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$2.19	+124.8%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$4.84	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$90.00	-3.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$36,753.89	-73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$19.06	+95.6%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$68.78	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$3,600.00	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$3,148.75	+38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$179.63	+54.5%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$2,823.00	+125.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$42,000.00	+44.4%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$8.00	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$5.83	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$11.50	-9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$206.33	+76.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$16.00	+37.9%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Singapore	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$67.50	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$46.00	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$88.89	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$125.00	-1.0%
Average			-7.1%

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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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