Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.5 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 56.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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