Insights Buying guide

How to compare two condos in Singapore

Two condos can both look good for completely different reasons. The cleaner decision is not the cheaper unit. It is the unit with the better evidence for your goal, whether that goal is lower rent, fair purchase price, rental yield, resale depth or long-term ownership.

Data is for research and comparison only.
Best first check Same goal Rent, buy, invest or hold
Use together Price + PSF Total cost and size-normalized price
Comparison depth 12 Projects with rent and sale evidence

Start with the reason you are comparing

A renter should compare rent, location, unit condition and lease timing first. A buyer should compare sale price, PSF, tenure, sale depth and cash requirements first.

An investor should compare rent support, sale price, gross yield, rent stability and resale liquidity. The same two condos can produce different winners depending on the goal.

What to make of this

This buyer read is a first filter, not a valuation report. The main anchors here are best first check Same goal (Rent, buy, invest or hold) and use together Price + PSF (Total cost and size-normalized price). The useful question is whether total price, PSF, tenure and recent project evidence are all telling the same story.

Normanton Park in D05 / Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town is the first row I would open, with median rent $3,900 and median sale $1,640,000. Use that first comparison to choose the project, district, HDB or calculator page that answers the decision in front of you.

What I would check next

I would open the closest project, district or HDB page next, then compare the headline number against the transaction rows. The closer the comparable, the more useful the read.

If the page gives you a ranking, treat it as a shortlist. The decision still needs project-level or street-level evidence before the number carries much weight.

Use the same checklist for both projects

Open both project pages and write down median rent, median sale price, sale PSF, tenure, latest month, rent depth, sale depth and nearby project evidence.

The project with the better headline number is not always better. A lower sale price can come with weaker rent support, thinner sales or a less flexible exit.

When the comparison is close

When two condos are close on price and rent, look at tenure, layout, age, maintenance, MRT access, schools, nearby amenities, recent volume and whether the project has stable rent.

If one project has a stronger transaction base, its numbers are easier to trust. Thin data does not make a project bad, but it should widen your confidence range.

Turn the comparison into a decision

For a purchase, run both prices through mortgage, stamp duty and timeline tools. For an investment, run both through the rental yield calculator with realistic costs.

The better condo is the one that still makes sense after the numbers, cash plan and living reality are all on the table.

Projects with useful comparison depth

Use these pages as examples of projects where rent and sale evidence can support side-by-side checks.

01 Normanton Park D05 / Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town $3,900 Median rent $1,640,000 Median sale $1,858 psf Median PSF 2.85% Gross yield 02 The Sail @ Marina Bay D01 / Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's Park $5,200 Median rent $1,650,000 Median sale $1,955 psf Median PSF 3.78% Gross yield 03 D'Leedon D10 / Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin $5,500 Median rent $2,294,000 Median sale $1,894 psf Median PSF 2.88% Gross yield 04 Marina One Residences D01 / Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's Park $5,500 Median rent $1,753,380 Median sale $2,262 psf Median PSF 3.76% Gross yield 05 Treasure at Tampines D18 / Tampines, Pasir Ris $3,300 Median rent $1,492,444 Median sale $1,650 psf Median PSF 2.65% Gross yield 06 Reflections at Keppel Bay D04 / Telok Blangah, Harbourfront $7,200 Median rent $2,285,000 Median sale $1,710 psf Median PSF 3.78% Gross yield 07 J Gateway D22 / Jurong $4,000 Median rent $1,247,500 Median sale $1,891 psf Median PSF 3.85% Gross yield 08 Parc Esta D14 / Geylang, Eunos $4,400 Median rent $1,620,000 Median sale $2,198 psf Median PSF 3.26% Gross yield 09 Stirling Residences D03 / Queenstown, Tiong Bahru $4,500 Median rent $1,500,888 Median sale $2,303 psf Median PSF 3.60% Gross yield 10 City Square Residences D08 / Little India $4,400 Median rent $1,906,500 Median sale $1,940 psf Median PSF 2.77% Gross yield 11 Watertown D19 / Serangoon Garden, Hougang, Punggol $3,100 Median rent $958,000 Median sale $1,585 psf Median PSF 3.88% Gross yield 12 Sims Urban Oasis D14 / Geylang, Eunos $3,300 Median rent $1,200,000 Median sale $1,773 psf Median PSF 3.30% Gross yield

Quick answers

Short answers based on the current data view.

What is the first thing to compare between two condos?

Start with your goal. Renters should compare rent and livability. Buyers should compare price, PSF and tenure. Investors should compare rent support and yield.

Is the cheaper condo usually better?

No. It may be cheaper because demand, condition, tenure or resale depth is weaker.

Should I compare against district averages?

Use district averages as context, but compare project-level evidence first when enough records exist.

Keep researching this decision

These are the next pages that usually help after reading this guide.

Is this sale price fair?Compare total price, PSF and tenure before offering.What is this condo worth?Turn transaction evidence into a value range.Sale price rankingsOpen premium sale benchmarks before narrowing in.Stamp duty calculatorEstimate BSD and ABSD before planning cash.

Compare the data pages

Open the pages behind this read before treating any one number as final.

Normanton ParkD05 / Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New TownThe Sail @ Marina BayD01 / Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's ParkD'LeedonD10 / Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, TanglinMarina One ResidencesD01 / Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's ParkAll condo projectsSearch every private project page with rent, sale, PSF and tenure signals.All districtsCompare district-level rent, sale price, PSF and transaction depth.

Suggested properties

Project pages connected to this guide, with rent, sale, tenure and transaction signals.

D05 3,520 transactions Normanton Park Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town Median rent$3,900 Median sale$1.6M Sale PSF$1,858 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2019 · Updated Jun 2026 D01 3,195 transactions The Sail @ Marina Bay Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's Park Median rent$5,200 Median sale$1.7M Sale PSF$1,955 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2002 · Updated Jun 2026 D10 2,873 transactions D'Leedon Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin Median rent$5,500 Median sale$2.3M Sale PSF$1,894 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2010 · Updated Jun 2026 D01 2,686 transactions Marina One Residences Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's Park Median rent$5,500 Median sale$1.8M Sale PSF$2,262 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2011 · Updated Jun 2026 D18 2,302 transactions Treasure at Tampines Tampines, Pasir Ris Median rent$3,300 Median sale$1.5M Sale PSF$1,650 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2018 · Updated Jun 2026 D04 2,150 transactions Reflections at Keppel Bay Telok Blangah, Harbourfront Median rent$7,200 Median sale$2.3M Sale PSF$1,710 Rent Strong Sale Strong 99-year leasehold from 2006 · Updated Jun 2026