Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.6 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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