Is Singapore a good place to live for remote workers?

Singapore scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 198.4 Mbps, safety 100, healthcare 88, air quality 85, english 95) — rank 13 of 167. The efficiency benchmark: fastest broadband on earth, near-zero crime, English-official — at Swiss-level costs.

What does $3,000/month get you in Singapore?

Single-person essentials run about $1,298/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 13/167

Is 🇸🇬 Singapore (Singapore) a good place to live?

Quality score 89/100 against essentials of $1,298/month. The efficiency benchmark: fastest broadband on earth, near-zero crime, English-official — at Swiss-level costs.

The five metrics

Internet 79 198.4 Mbps median broadband, 94.4% online

Safety 100 0.1 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 88 UHC service coverage 88/100 (2023)

Air quality 85 PM2.5 11.8 µg/m³ (2023)

English 95 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.43 · corruption control 1.97 · stability 1.23 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $58.58 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $11.12/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,298)	Verdict
$2,000	1.5×	very comfortable
$3,000	2.3×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

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🇱🇹 Lithuania — quality 83, essentials $1,217/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Singapore a good place to live for remote workers?: Singapore scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 198.4 Mbps, safety 100, healthcare 88, air quality 85, english 95) — rank 13 of 167. The efficiency benchmark: fastest broadband on earth, near-zero crime, English-official — at Swiss-level costs.
How fast is the internet in Singapore?: Median fixed broadband is around 198.4 Mbps. The efficiency benchmark: fastest broadband on earth, near-zero crime, English-official — at Swiss-level costs.
What does $3,000/month get you in Singapore?: Single-person essentials run about $1,298/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.3× essentials).