Auckland vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 36% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1924th and 129th ($1968 vs $3059) 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 161st and 11th 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	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$27780

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605