Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 9.1% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in Singapore instead of George Town, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
George Town
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
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pay 35.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
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