Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 27.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 170.5 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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