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New Zealand vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 8.8% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 26.4% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in New Zealand

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing 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 41.5% more for restaurants

	Singapore	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.93	$13.47 NZ$24.23	+32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.32	$8.81 NZ$15.84	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$2.16 NZ$3.89	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.54	$1.94 NZ$3.50	+73.7%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Singapore	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$1.86 NZ$3.35	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.54	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.24	$6.55 NZ$11.77	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.53	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.17	$4.25 NZ$7.64	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.15 NZ$2.06	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$1.04 NZ$1.87	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.31 NZ$2.35	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.74	$2.31 NZ$4.15	+82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.90 NZ$1.62	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.83 NZ$1.49	-19.9%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Singapore	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.23	$6.26 NZ$11.26	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.83	$69.15 NZ$124.35	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,748.66	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	-81.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD13.00	$17.90 NZ$32.19	+88.8%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Singapore	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.59	$51.16 NZ$91.99	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,764.92	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,727.61	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.55	$91.68 NZ$164.86	-24.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,631.73	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	-48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,539.32	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	-61.0%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.24	$6.10 NZ$10.96	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.46	$3.30 NZ$5.94	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.34	$22.88 NZ$41.14	+81.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.28	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.48	$10.92 NZ$19.63	-3.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Singapore	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.95	$65.31 NZ$117.44	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.84	$40.78 NZ$73.34	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.63	$93.71 NZ$168.51	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD153.09	$121.74 NZ$218.92	+9.1%
Average			-0.9%

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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: January 2025

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