Cost of living comparison
Spain is 30.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Spain instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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