Singapore City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Singapore City	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3105	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7072	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$2101	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$3780	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$284	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4276	$3056
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	18
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	5.87M	216K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 55% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 165th and 2013th ($3105 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and New Zealand, respectively. Check Singapore vs New Zealand 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 Wellington. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 8th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Wellington

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	Singapore City	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2576	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4755	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23858	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7397	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.3	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.28	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1438	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27027	$13757

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844