Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
$10.16
SGD13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
$7.52
SGD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$1.12
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
$2.11
SGD2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
$8.41
SGD11.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
$10.38
SGD13.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
$3.30
SGD4.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
$4.50
SGD5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
$1.36
SGD1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$1.27
SGD1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$1.02
SGD1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$1.04
SGD1.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
$8.18
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
$90.29
SGD119.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
$135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
$9.48
SGD12.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
$36.16
SGD47.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
$121.43
SGD160.97
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
$6.73
SGD8.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
$4.71
SGD6.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
$12.64
SGD16.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
$105.20
SGD139.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
$11.29
SGD14.96
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
$66.32
SGD87.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
$44.36
SGD58.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
$96.71
SGD128.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
$111.62
SGD147.97
|
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