Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 74.0% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.52
$10.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$9.38
$12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$10.93
$14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.77
$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.37
$1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$8.83
$12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$96.26
$131.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$9.02
$12.28
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$7.52
$10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$113.03
$153.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.90
$14.84
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$111.86
$152.28
|
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