Singapore
Singapore
Prices about 22% above Brussels
Income and price-level figures for Singapore from official statistics, each with its source and date. Country-level context is labelled as country-level. More figures are added only when an official source and date are available.
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City Overview
The median household had SGD 12,446 a month before tax. Prices overall are about 22% above Brussels.
♙Population5,638,700
▣CurrencySGD
◷TimezoneAsia/Singapore
▤CountrySingapore
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Cost of Living in Singapore
About 22% above Brussels
121.7Price level index (Brussels = 100)
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What Stands Out
Favorable signals● Low unemployment nationally● High university enrolment nationally● High internet use nationally
Considerations● High overall price level
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Income
Median household income
Whole household, before taxSGD 12,446/monthSingapore, 2025, official statistics · source
Whole household, before taxSGD 12,446/monthSingapore, 2025, official statistics · source
Salary benchmarkSGD 5,775/month
Unemployment2.8%Country context when available (national)
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Climate & Context
Average temperature27.5°CYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Total rainfall2,253 mm/yearYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Internet users94%Country context (national)
Physicians per 1,000 people2.8Country context (national)
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Sources & dates for Singapore
Price level (Brussels = 100)
Eurostat correction coefficient for duty stations outside the EU (Brussels = 100).121.7Eurostat — Extra-EU duty-station cost-of-living index · reference period 2025
Eurostat correction coefficient for duty stations outside the EU (Brussels = 100).121.7Eurostat — Extra-EU duty-station cost-of-living index · reference period 2025
Median full-time salary
Median gross monthly income from work of full-time employed residents in June, including employer and platform-operator CPF contributions, before tax. Residents means citizens and permanent residents.SGD 5,775/monthSingapore Ministry of Manpower, Labour Force in Singapore · reference period Jun 2025
Median gross monthly income from work of full-time employed residents in June, including employer and platform-operator CPF contributions, before tax. Residents means citizens and permanent residents.SGD 5,775/monthSingapore Ministry of Manpower, Labour Force in Singapore · reference period Jun 2025
Median household income, before tax
Median monthly household market income (employment and business income, including employer CPF) among all resident households, before taxes and transfers. In a city-state the whole country is the city.SGD 12,446/monthSingapore Department of Statistics, Key Household Income Trends · reference period 2025
Median monthly household market income (employment and business income, including employer CPF) among all resident households, before taxes and transfers. In a city-state the whole country is the city.SGD 12,446/monthSingapore Department of Statistics, Key Household Income Trends · reference period 2025
Average temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.27.5 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.27.5 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Total rainfall
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.2,253 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.2,253 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Unemployment, homicide rate, doctors, university enrolment and internet use above are national World Bank indicators for the whole country and are marked “national”. See the methodology for how each figure is collected, or report a correction.