Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 40.8% more expensive than Frankfurt.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Frankfurt, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.29
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
€6.37
|
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€4.77
|
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.28
€7.69
|
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$103.90
€96.48
|
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.56
€19.09
|
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
€35.34
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.56
€1,154.83
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$912.04
€846.97
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.53
€254.02
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$589.46
€547.40
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,724.80
€12,745.53
|
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.59
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.23
€45.71
|
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Frankfurt
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.45
€76.57
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.55
€34.87
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.96
€88.18
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.39
€133.16
|
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
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