Singapore City vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$832
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	5.87M	24.7K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 102% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 109th and 3601st ($3201 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7th and 5581st 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	$8.79	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420