Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 77.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Austria, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$7.52
$10.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$1.59
$2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.12
$1.51
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$9.38
$12.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$10.93
$14.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$4.13
$5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.77
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.23
$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.77
$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.37
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.04
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.03
$1.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$8.83
$11.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$96.26
$129.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$9.02
$12.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$7.52
$10.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$4.69
$6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$113.03
$152.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$10.90
$14.71
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Austria
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$111.86
$150.89
|
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