Singapore City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	5.87M	5.45M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 10% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 154th and 348th ($3119 vs $2844) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5th and 2nd 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	$9.23	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$21946

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864