Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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