Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 28.7% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.63
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.76
|
$9.97
A$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.99
|
$2.84
A$4.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.50
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.72
|
$2.60
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.01
|
$5.54
A$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.22
|
$6.63
A$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.36
|
$4.55
A$6.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.11
|
$4.00
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.50
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.89
|
$1.29
A$1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.30
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.69
|
$2.65
A$3.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.38
|
$1.19
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.35
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.49
|
$5.17
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD124.88
|
$113.84
A$169.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD175,612.83
|
$29,523.01
A$44,005.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.10
|
$17.81
A$26.55
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD46.94
|
$69.35
A$103.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,602.86
|
$1,797.26
A$2,678.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,645.23
|
$1,415.42
A$2,109.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD152.07
|
$191.07
A$284.79
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,456.11
|
$1,814.59
A$2,704.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,559.12
|
$14,626.48
A$21,801.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.76
|
$7.31
A$10.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.28
|
$3.74
A$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.10
|
$26.58
A$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD135.69
|
$67.03
A$99.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.63
|
$14.95
A$22.29
|
|
pay 57.4% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD88.91
|
$92.73
A$138.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD57.40
|
$83.64
A$124.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD122.36
|
$129.37
A$192.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD138.46
|
$172.79
A$257.56
|
|
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