Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.0 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
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pay 52.2% more for transportation
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
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pay 6.3% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
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