Singapore City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	5.87M	216K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 71% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 109th and 2432nd ($3201 vs $1869) 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7th and 358th 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	$8.79	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811