Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 53.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,665
|
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,327
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK386
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK406
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK998
|
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK825
|
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK744
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,169
|
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK257
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,149
|
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,792
|
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,027
|
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,915
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK205,764
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,970
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,467
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK823,455
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,262
|
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK639
|
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,615
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,443
|
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,971
|
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,281
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,200
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,332
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,346
|
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
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