Cost of living comparison
compared to
Singapore vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary
Singapore is 2.5 times more expensive than Latvia overall.
Singapore vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Singapore instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.94
€10.63
|
$11.72
SGD15.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
$8.59
SGD11.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$1.81
SGD2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
$1.22
SGD1.56
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants
pay 81.2% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
$2.52
SGD3.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.65
|
$10.61
SGD13.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.88
|
$11.31
SGD14.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
$3.63
SGD4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.09
|
$4.43
SGD5.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$2.04
SGD2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.39
SGD1.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$2.11
SGD2.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$1.00
SGD1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$1.15
SGD1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$1.07
SGD1.37
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.32
|
$9.42
SGD12.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.26
€34.05
|
$95.32
SGD122.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
$158K
SGD202K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
€8.17
|
$9.84
SGD12.61
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
$26.68
SGD34.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.67
€317.45
|
$2,972.36
SGD3,808.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.56
€235.47
|
$2,133.71
SGD2,734.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
$133.12
SGD170.58
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of housing
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.72
€434.98
|
$1,466.84
SGD1,879.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
$28,413.66
SGD36,409.09
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
€4.03
|
$8.20
SGD10.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.79
|
$5.19
SGD6.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
$14.06
SGD18.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.36
€37.70
|
$110.24
SGD141.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.96
€8.87
|
$11.72
SGD15.02
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
$80.66
SGD103.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
$50.96
SGD65.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
$110.36
SGD141.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.17
€109.63
|
$127.45
SGD163.31
|
|
Latvia vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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