Singapore City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	98	100
🏙️ Population	5.87M	5.45M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 21% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 109th and 649th ($3201 vs $2640) 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 7th 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	$8.79	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$19140

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710