Singapore City vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$912
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	5.87M	24.7K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 90% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 154th and 3471st ($3119 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Singapore vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Victoria

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	Singapore City	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419