Adelaide vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Adelaide	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2180	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5014	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1283	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2184	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2875	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.87M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 28% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1333rd and 133rd ($2180 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 75th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Singapore City

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	Adelaide	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.75	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2505	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7770	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$136	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11563	$26424

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1888
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1462
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1317
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1327
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1708
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1746
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1688
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1658
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1672
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2356
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1702
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1693
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1669
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1707
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1716
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1719
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1707
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2604
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1819
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1404
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1463
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1723
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1610
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1723
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1430
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1691
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1903
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2348
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2203
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2741
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$1998
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1461
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1354
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544