Auckland vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1099th and 133rd ($2279 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Singapore, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 119th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Singapore City

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	Auckland	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$26424

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

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