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Lower Hutt vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 8.3% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Lower Hutt

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Lower Hutt are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lower Hutt.

Lower Hutt vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+82.8%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+109.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$3.99 NZ$6.91	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+95.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.91 NZ$1.58	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.84 NZ$1.45	-14.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-68.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+49.4%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-5.9%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	-60.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$6.63 NZ$11.48	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$10.38 NZ$17.98	-10.5%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Singapore	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+15.9%
Average			+8.7%

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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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