Cost of living comparison

United States

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Singapore

Singapore vs. Chapel Hill Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 26.0% more expensive than Chapel Hill.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 38.0% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 72.5% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Singapore are more expensive than in Chapel Hill. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Singapore. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

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Singapore vs. Chapel Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Chapel Hill, you would:

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$11.72 SGD15.03	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.59 SGD11.02	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90	$1.81 SGD2.32	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.22 SGD1.56	-39.1%
Average			-29.0%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$4.68	$2.52 SGD3.23	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.04	$10.61 SGD13.61	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36	$11.31 SGD14.51	+159.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.44	$3.63 SGD4.66	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.23	$4.43 SGD5.68	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.60	$2.04 SGD2.62	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.39 SGD1.78	+69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.10	$2.11 SGD2.70	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.76	$1.00 SGD1.29	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$1.15 SGD1.48	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.80	$1.07 SGD1.38	-40.5%
Average			-22.8%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68	$9.42 SGD12.08	+156.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$95.32 SGD122.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,535.00	$158K SGD202K	+343.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.34	$9.84 SGD12.63	-51.6%
Average			+155.6%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.0% more for housing

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.83	$26.68 SGD34.22	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$2,972.36 SGD3,812.64	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,300.00	$2,133.71 SGD2,736.91	+64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.71	$133.12 SGD170.75	-21.1%
Average			+38.0%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 72.5% more for childcare

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,400.00	$1,466.84 SGD1,881.51	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,000.00	$28,413.66 SGD36,446.20	+184.1%
Average			+72.5%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.20 SGD10.52	+36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$5.19 SGD6.66	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.95	$14.06 SGD18.04	+76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.00	$110.24 SGD141.40	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$11.72 SGD15.03	-13.2%
Average			+20.7%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Chapel Hill	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.00	$80.66 SGD103.47	+106.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.25	$50.96 SGD65.37	+63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.33	$110.36 SGD141.56	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.50	$127.45 SGD163.48	-7.3%
Average			+35.2%

Chapel Hill vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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