City comparison
Cost of living in Singapore vs London
One person needs about €3,070 a month in Singapore and €3,468 in London, rent included — Singapore is 13% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in London the way you live in Singapore on €3,000, you need
€3,389/ month net
13% more than today (+€389)
- Singapore today
- Basket €3,070 · left over -€70 (-2%)
- London at the matched salary
- Basket €3,468 · left over -€79 (-2%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 161% over in London (adequate) vs 195% in Singapore. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇸🇬 Singapore
Low tax and a great base for Asia, undone by rent and car costs.
Monthly budget: €3,070
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇬🇧 London
Salaries are high, everything else is higher — transport alone costs a Tbilisi flat.
Monthly budget: €3,468
Sources: ONS + VOA, CPIH & private rental market summary (2025) · 468 community reports
Should you move to Singapore or London?
On salary, Singapore pays more for tech roles (€6,000 versus €5,600 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,930 in Singapore at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,300 in Singapore against €2,400 in London. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Singapore at 68 and London at 64 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.