Melbourne vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
100
97
🏙️ Population
5.35M
5.87M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 18% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 829th and 165th ($2543 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Singapore City

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Melbourne Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$27027

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Singapore City

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