Adelaide vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.87M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1178th and 165th ($2355 vs $3105) 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 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 75th and 8th 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	$15.8	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$27027

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637