Canberra vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
89
😀 Quality of life
85
97
🏙️ Population
381K
5.87M

The cost of living in Canberra is 27% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1373rd and 165th ($2258 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 438th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Singapore City

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Canberra Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$27027

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$1795
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$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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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