Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 71.0% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,217
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,158
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,110
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,275
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,378
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,334
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,583
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,756
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,958
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,485
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,460
|
$95.32
SGD129.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,476,389
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,430.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,053
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,535
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,325
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,722.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,564
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,307
|
$116.07
SGD157.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩528,063
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,825,084
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,770.19
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,099
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,589
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,851
|
$103.58
SGD140.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,296
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,065
|
$67.87
SGD91.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,855
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,848
|
$93.40
SGD126.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,058
|
$105.69
SGD143.05
|
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