Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.2 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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