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North Shore vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

North Shore is 9.8% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in North Shore
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in North Shore
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in North Shore
Housing: pay 23.7% less in North Shore
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in North Shore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in North Shore
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in North Shore

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in North Shore.

North Shore vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Shore instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Singapore	North Shore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.00	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.00	$8.65 NZ$15.03	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$2.20 NZ$3.81	+89.7%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	North Shore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.45 NZ$2.52	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.49	$4.01 NZ$6.96	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.91	$6.37 NZ$11.07	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$5.71 NZ$9.92	+76.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.54	$4.18 NZ$7.25	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.22 NZ$2.11	-37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.94 NZ$1.64	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$1.38 NZ$2.40	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$2.04 NZ$3.55	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.81 NZ$1.40	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.65 NZ$1.14	-33.0%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	North Shore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.69	$6.10 NZ$10.60	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.01	$62.02 NZ$107.75	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,016.98	$23,077.19 NZ$40,092.42	-83.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.60	$15.27 NZ$26.52	+56.7%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 23.7% less for housing

	Singapore	North Shore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.40	$48.52 NZ$84.30	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,030.94	$1,013.76 NZ$1,761.23	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,944.72	$764.53 NZ$1,328.23	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.36	$117.26 NZ$203.72	+0.9%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	North Shore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,621.49	$878.54 NZ$1,526.30	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,616.59	$13,628.73 NZ$23,677.44	-53.1%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	North Shore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.00	$6.92 NZ$12.03	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.05	$3.46 NZ$6.01	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.50	$24.23 NZ$42.10	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.51	$27.69 NZ$48.11	-76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.00	$13.85 NZ$24.06	+19.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Singapore	North Shore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.84	$67.87 NZ$117.91	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.07	$38.94 NZ$67.66	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.17	$90.39 NZ$157.03	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.22	$109.62 NZ$190.44	-13.1%
Average			-13.8%

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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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