Cost of living comparison
Finland is 16.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Finland instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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