Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 11.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Singapore instead of George Town, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.99
|
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,482.18
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.97
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.52
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.77
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,856.12
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.32
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.03
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,635.34
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.36
|
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.21
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.28
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.74
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.18
|
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
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