Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 3.5 times more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 83.9% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 77.5% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 8.2 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Singapore

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Singapore are more expensive than in Burma. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$11.72 SGD14.99	+414.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$8.59 SGD11.00	+186.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.81 SGD2.31	+127.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.22 SGD1.56	+49.6%
Average			+241.3%

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pay 83.9% more for groceries

	Burma	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$2.52 SGD3.22	+133.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$10.61 SGD13.57	+155.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$11.31 SGD14.47	+120.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$3.63 SGD4.65	+157.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$4.43 SGD5.66	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$2.04 SGD2.61	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.39 SGD1.78	+191.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$2.11 SGD2.69	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.00 SGD1.28	+16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.15 SGD1.47	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.07 SGD1.37	+66.5%
Average			+83.9%

Burma vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.5% more for transportation

	Burma	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$9.42 SGD12.05	-72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$95.32 SGD121.95	+705.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$158K SGD202K	+425.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$9.84 SGD12.59	+9.4%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 8.2 times more for housing

	Burma	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$26.68 SGD34.14	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$2,972.36 SGD3,802.83	+954.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$2,133.71 SGD2,729.86	+987.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$133.12 SGD170.31	+251.9%
Average			+719.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Burma	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$1,466.84 SGD1,876.67	+296.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$28,413.66 SGD36,352.43	+147.4%
Average			+213.2%

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pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$8.20 SGD10.50	+720.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$5.19 SGD6.64	+249.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$14.06 SGD17.99	+965.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$110.24 SGD141.04	+487.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$11.72 SGD14.99	+368.8%
Average			+467.7%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Burma	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$80.66 SGD103.20	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$50.96 SGD65.20	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$110.36 SGD141.19	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$127.45 SGD163.06	-1.7%
Average			-6.4%

Burma vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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