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New Zealand vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 11.2% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 27.1% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in New Zealand

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Singapore	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$9.14 NZ$15.93	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+33.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+74.2%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Singapore	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$1.74 NZ$3.03	-26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-56.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$6.34 NZ$11.05	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$4.01 NZ$6.99	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.95 NZ$1.66	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+78.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-18.3%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Singapore	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$6.08 NZ$10.60	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$74.52 NZ$129.96	-19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-82.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$17.81 NZ$31.06	+82.8%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Singapore	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$50.00 NZ$87.19	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-17.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	-53.7%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$6.04 NZ$10.54	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$3.35 NZ$5.85	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$10.72 NZ$18.69	-7.6%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Singapore	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$39.23 NZ$68.42	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$90.28 NZ$157.45	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$119.43 NZ$208.28	-5.4%
Average			-12.5%

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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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