Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$9.38
$12.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$10.93
$14.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$1.37
$1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$8.83
$12.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$96.26
$131.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$9.02
$12.30
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$113.03
$154.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$10.90
$14.86
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$111.86
$152.43
|
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