Melbourne vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$4401
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 893rd and 154th ($2496 vs $3119) 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 1.7 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 5th 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	$15.4	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$31369

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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