Singapore City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	5.87M	4.84M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 10% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 133rd and 318th ($3007 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Australia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Sydney

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	Singapore City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$17934

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816