Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.1 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
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pay 8.4% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
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