Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 15.8% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$16.01
A$24.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$2.30
A$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$2.14
A$3.24
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$4.78
A$7.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$6.57
A$9.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$4.14
A$6.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$3.89
A$5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$1.14
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$1.14
A$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$1.02
A$1.54
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$5.16
A$7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$145.04
A$219.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$23,545.49
A$35,647.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$18.28
A$27.68
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$54.83
A$83.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$1,983.29
A$3,002.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$1,436.20
A$2,174.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$132.10
A$200.00
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$1,738.06
A$2,631.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$15,702.02
A$23,772.94
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$6.67
A$10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$3.22
A$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$27.56
A$41.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$61.90
A$93.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$16.01
A$24.24
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$80.63
A$122.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$55.89
A$84.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$114.63
A$173.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$135.32
A$204.88
|
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