Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 15.8% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Paris, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Paris
|
Singapore
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Paris
|
Singapore
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Paris
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
Paris
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
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pay 20.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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