Singapore City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$3197
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	18
😀 Quality of life	97	85
🏙️ Population	5.87M	216K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 53% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 154th and 1932nd ($3119 vs $2037) 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 1.6 months in Wellington. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5th and 484th 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	$9.23	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865