Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Japan, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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