Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.5 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Castries, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Castries
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Castries
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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