Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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