Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.0 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$9.16
SGD12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$10.85
SGD14.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$4.67
SGD6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$8.01
SGD10.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$95.32
SGD129.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,818.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$9.23
SGD12.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$35.83
SGD48.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,730.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,738.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$116.07
SGD157.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,507.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,851.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$4.79
SGD6.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$12.29
SGD16.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$103.58
SGD140.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$67.87
SGD92.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$43.81
SGD59.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$93.40
SGD126.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$105.69
SGD143.36
|
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