Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 52.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$8.92
GEL24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$8.13
GEL22.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$0.84
GEL2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$0.66
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$3.99
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$7.17
GEL19.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$2.30
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$2.68
GEL7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$0.54
GEL1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.74
GEL2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$0.67
GEL1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.30
GEL0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 65.7% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$4.38
GEL12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$14.31
GEL39.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$20,343.17
GEL55,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$4.81
GEL13.23
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$15.85
GEL43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$467.69
GEL1,286.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$341.06
GEL937.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$52.84
GEL145.30
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$204.64
GEL562.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,062.91
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$1.55
GEL4.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$2.53
GEL6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$2.94
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$39.97
GEL109.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$5.55
GEL15.27
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$60.56
GEL166.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$44.07
GEL121.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$99.89
GEL274.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$106.19
GEL292.02
|
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