Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.86
|
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB199.72
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.11
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.00
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.18
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB402.46
|
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB250.89
|
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.89
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.07
|
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.44
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.90
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.49
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.58
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.43
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.34
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.08
|
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,348.12
|
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,897,347.25
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB354.50
|
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB526.57
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,585.52
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,349.17
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,308.24
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,687.98
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB452,227.34
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.89
|
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.57
|
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.05
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,871.05
|
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB249.65
|
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,894.71
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,194.35
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,328.65
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,158.08
|
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
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