Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 95.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Athens, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Athens
|
Singapore
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.08
|
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.56
|
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Athens
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.62
|
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Athens
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€514.05
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.58
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€453.30
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.54
|
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Athens
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.39
|
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
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