Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$11.17
SGD14.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$7.45
SGD9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$1.52
SGD1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$1.14
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$2.08
SGD2.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$9.16
SGD12.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$10.85
SGD14.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$3.33
SGD4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$4.67
SGD6.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$1.91
SGD2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$1.44
SGD1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$1.76
SGD2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$1.29
SGD1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$1.05
SGD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$1.03
SGD1.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$8.01
SGD10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$95.32
SGD124.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$134,045.26
SGD175,612.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$9.23
SGD12.10
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$35.83
SGD46.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,602.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,645.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$116.07
SGD152.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,456.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$27,905.57
SGD36,559.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$7.45
SGD9.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$4.79
SGD6.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$12.29
SGD16.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$103.58
SGD135.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$11.17
SGD14.63
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$67.87
SGD88.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$43.81
SGD57.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$93.40
SGD122.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$105.69
SGD138.46
|
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