Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 18.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
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pay 56.1% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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