Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 5.3 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$9.38
$12.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$10.93
$14.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.77
$2.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.37
$1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$8.83
$12.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$96.26
$131.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$9.02
$12.28
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
|
pay 21.0 times more for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$113.03
$153.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$10.90
$14.84
|
|
pay 75.9% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$111.86
$152.25
|
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