Singapore, Singapore: Retirement City Guide
- Timezone
- Asia/Singapore
Best for: English-speaking · Warm climate · Strong healthcare
- High livability
January
Year-round average
79% of US
Compared to US index (100)
25–28°C
Target -10–50°C
22 rainy days
196 mm/mo · target 0–31 days
12AM–9AM
0h overlap with your schedule
Chinese, English +1
3 main languages
5.6M
Very high
85
Very high
90
Very high
95
Very high
Map of Singapore
- JanHot & Wet
- FebHot & Wet
- MarHot & Wet
- AprHot & Wet
- MayHot & Wet
- JunHot & Wet
- JulHot & Wet
- AugHot & Wet
- SepHot & Wet
- OctHot & Wet
- NovHot & Wet
- DecHot & Wet
- Ideal
- Warm
- Cool
- Cold & Wet
- Cold
- Hot & Dry
- Hot
Retirement fit breakdown
Singapore, Singapore
Strong fit for high livability.
Last updated August 2, 2026
Singapore, the capital of Singapore, has a cost of living at 79% of the US baseline.
Chinese, English, and Malay (macrolanguage) are among the main languages, and the city is on Singapore Standard Time. The best month for moderate weather is January, averaging 26°C with about 22 rainy days. The city sits at an elevation of about 23 m.
Livability is very high, with very high safety (85), very high healthcare (90), and very high digital infrastructure (95).
- Cost of living
- 79% of USWorld Bank PPP at country level unless this is a US city with a regional index.
- Healthcare access
- 90/100Country-level access index for Singapore, not hospital quality in Singapore.
- Safety
- 85/100Global Peace Index component for the country.
- Livability
- Very high87/100 country composite (safety, healthcare, digital).
- Languages
- Chinese, English, Malay (macrolanguage)
Singapore averages about 25°C–28°C from November through March, with roughly 234 mm of rain in a typical winter month.
The Desk Port is not medical, visa, tax, or financial advice. Healthcare figures are country-level access indexes, not hospital quality or a treatment recommendation.