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City profile

SingaporeSingapore

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Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
5.6M
Time zone
UTC+8Asia/Singapore
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

Monthly spend
verified
2.7K/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$2,714/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$2,01574%
Food and groceries$30511%
Transportation$943%
Utilities$1455%
Entertainment$1526%
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent74% of total$2,015
Food and groceries11% of total$305
Transportation3% of total$94
Utilities5% of total$145
Entertainment6% of total$152
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January31°C241 mmD
February32°C70 mmC
March121 mmD
April33°C168 mmD
May33°C161 mmD
June32°C153 mmD
July31°C122 mmD
August31°C151 mmD
September32°C133 mmD
October32°C160 mmD
November31°C224 mmD
December30°C284 mmD
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high33°warmest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January31°C241 mmD
February32°C70 mmC
March121 mmD
April33°C168 mmD
May33°C161 mmD
June32°C153 mmD
July31°C122 mmD
August31°C151 mmD
September32°C133 mmD
October32°C160 mmD
November31°C224 mmD
December30°C284 mmD
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

06Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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