Auckland vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1604th and 154th ($2156 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 240th and 5th 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	$13.5	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$31369

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663