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Singapore vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 26.0% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 98.4% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 44.9% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Canberra. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 37.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$9.28 SGD12.04	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$7.73 SGD10.03	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$1.58 SGD2.04	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$1.16 SGD1.50	-48.3%
Average			-37.9%

Canberra vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

	Canberra	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$2.36 SGD3.07	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$8.89 SGD11.53	+78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$11.53 SGD14.96	+109.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$3.24 SGD4.20	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$5.05 SGD6.56	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.95 SGD2.53	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$1.36 SGD1.77	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$2.22 SGD2.88	+66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$1.19 SGD1.54	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$1.12 SGD1.46	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.98 SGD1.27	-6.4%
Average			+21.8%

Canberra vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.4% more for transportation

	Canberra	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$8.27 SGD10.73	+87.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$92.79 SGD120.39	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	+379.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$9.74 SGD12.64	-48.5%
Average			+98.4%

Canberra vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Canberra	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$35.10 SGD45.54	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	+96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$116.26 SGD150.83	-26.9%
Average			+34.3%

Canberra vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 44.9% more for childcare

	Canberra	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	+118.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$7.73 SGD10.03	+18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$4.68 SGD6.07	+37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$12.76 SGD16.55	-58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$117.15 SGD151.99	+99.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$11.60 SGD15.05	-11.3%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Canberra	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$84.93 SGD110.19	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$42.58 SGD55.24	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$104.51 SGD135.60	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$126.20 SGD163.73	+6.6%
Average			+3.4%

Canberra vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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