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Oceania
Sydney
Australia
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Sydney compare to Singapore?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Sydney is 13% better off vs in Singapore
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Sydney compared to Singapore, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$72,919
-$11,171 (-13%) vs Singapore
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Sydney compare to Singapore?
Sydney has better overall weather
8.7/10(vs 1.5/10 in Singapore)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
22°C(vs 31°C in Singapore)
Average Low
15°C(vs 26°C in Singapore)
Sunshine Hours
2,468h/yr+446h/yr(+22%)
Average High in hottest month
26°C(vs 32°C in Singapore)
Average Low in coldest month
9°C(vs 25°C in Singapore)
Rainy Days
85/yr-69/yr(-45%)
Muggy Days
36/yr-329/yr(-90%)
Cloud Cover
30%(vs 85% in Singapore)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Sydney compare to Singapore?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Sydney compared to Singapore?
SWE Affordability
11.4 years
6.6 years quicker than Singapore
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Sydney has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 74% fewer events than Singapore.
Salary Converter
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