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Singapore vs Yokohama

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Yokohama edges it, 68 to 65, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Singapore is stronger on quality of life; Yokohama on visa ease, cost of living, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 0.7 of 65 points (scores 7/100)Safety: 10.6 of 65 points (scores 96/100)Healthcare: 10.2 of 65 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 8.4 of 65 points (scores 76/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 65 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 9.6 of 65 points (scores 86/100)Climate: 0.0 of 65 points (scores 0/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 65 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 10.5 of 65 points (scores 95/100)65
Singapore
out of 100

Orderly, expensive, exceptionally connected

Full Singapore profile →Where to stay in Singapore →
Cost of living: 2.4 of 68 points (scores 21/100)Safety: 10.5 of 68 points (scores 94/100)Healthcare: 10.2 of 68 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 86/100)Visa ease: 7.2 of 68 points (scores 65/100)Getting there & around: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Climate: 0.9 of 68 points (scores 8/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 68 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 8.2 of 68 points (scores 74/100)68
Yokohama
out of 100

Japan's second city: a calmer, cheaper neighbour of Tokyo on the bay

Full Yokohama profile →Where to stay in Yokohama →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Cost of living721 ✓
Safety96 ✓94
Healthcare92 ✓92
Internet7686 ✓
Visa ease4665 ✓
Getting there & around86 ✓85
Climate08 ✓
Air quality8487 ✓
Quality of life95 ✓74

Cost

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$3,927$2,700 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent$2,795no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Homicides per 100k0.17 ✓0.23
Political stability (0–100)89 ✓87.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)88 ✓86
Life expectancy83.9 yrs84.5 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Download52.2 Mbps77.1 Mbps ✓
Upload20.4 Mbps71 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Nomad visanone listedDigital nomad visa (Designated Activities) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$5,285/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Non-stop airport destinations171 ✓161
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)55

Climate and air

MetricSingaporeYokohama
Comfortable months per year01 ✓
Annual mean PM2.512 µg/m³10.9 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Singapore or Yokohama?
Yokohama is cheaper: about $2,700 per month versus $3,927 for one person.
Is Singapore or Yokohama safer?
Singapore scores higher on safety (96 vs 94), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Singapore or Yokohama?
Yokohama: a measured median of 77.1 Mbps versus 52.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.