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Singapore vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 21.6% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 22.7% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 76.5% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Singapore

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Singapore. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$10.16 SGD13.92	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$7.52 SGD10.31	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.52 SGD2.08	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$1.12 SGD1.53	-48.0%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Wellington	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$2.11 SGD2.89	+7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$8.41 SGD11.53	+102.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$10.38 SGD14.23	+48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$3.30 SGD4.52	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$4.50 SGD6.16	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$1.80 SGD2.47	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$1.36 SGD1.86	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$1.80 SGD2.47	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$1.27 SGD1.73	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$1.02 SGD1.40	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$1.04 SGD1.42	+23.7%
Average			+13.1%

Wellington vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Wellington	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$8.18 SGD11.21	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$90.29 SGD123.71	-29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	+294.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$9.48 SGD12.99	-48.0%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 22.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$36.16 SGD49.54	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	+84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	+49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$121.43 SGD166.38	-9.4%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 76.5% more for childcare

	Wellington	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	+36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	+116.4%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$6.73 SGD9.23	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$4.71 SGD6.45	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$12.64 SGD17.32	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$105.20 SGD144.13	+164.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$11.29 SGD15.46	-7.8%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$66.32 SGD90.86	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$44.36 SGD60.78	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$96.71 SGD132.50	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$111.62 SGD152.93	-13.9%
Average			-16.2%

Wellington vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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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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