Canberra vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	89
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	381K	5.87M

The cost of living in Canberra is 37% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1949th and 109th ($2019 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and Singapore, respectively. Check Australia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 413th and 7th 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	$14.3	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$29519

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653