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Singapore vs. Lausanne Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 15.3% cheaper than Lausanne.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Singapore
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Singapore
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Singapore

The cost of transportation and housing in Singapore are more expensive than in Lausanne. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Lausanne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Lausanne, you would:

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pay 70.1% less for restaurants

	Lausanne	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.05 CHF28.18	$9.28 SGD12.02	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.97 CHF16.05	$7.73 SGD10.02	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.27 CHF4.24	$1.58 SGD2.04	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.72 CHF3.79	$1.16 SGD1.50	-75.5%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Lausanne	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$4.29 CHF3.45	$2.36 SGD3.06	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.29 CHF10.68	$8.89 SGD11.51	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.56 CHF6.88	$11.53 SGD14.94	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.28 CHF5.85	$3.24 SGD4.20	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF10.70	$5.05 SGD6.55	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 CHF1.34	$1.95 SGD2.53	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.79	$1.36 SGD1.77	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 CHF1.04	$2.22 SGD2.88	+71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.13 CHF2.51	$1.19 SGD1.54	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$1.12 SGD1.45	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.87	$0.98 SGD1.26	-9.8%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Lausanne	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.45 CHF6.79	$8.27 SGD10.71	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.65 CHF78.50	$92.79 SGD120.22	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,061.59 CHF33,010.52	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	+239.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$38.31 CHF30.80	$9.74 SGD12.62	-74.6%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Lausanne	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.65 CHF45.54	$35.10 SGD45.48	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,899.72 CHF1,527.24	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,547.78 CHF1,244.30	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	+47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.21 CHF189.09	$116.26 SGD150.61	-50.6%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Lausanne	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,816.73 CHF2,264.44	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,551.83 CHF27,777.15	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	-15.8%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lausanne	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.02 CHF8.05	$7.73 SGD10.02	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.01 CHF4.83	$4.68 SGD6.06	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.27 CHF9.06	$12.76 SGD16.53	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.46 CHF57.45	$117.15 SGD151.77	+63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.04 CHF20.13	$11.60 SGD15.03	-53.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Lausanne	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.17 CHF88.56	$84.93 SGD110.03	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.72 CHF56.85	$42.58 SGD55.16	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$153.20 CHF123.16	$104.51 SGD135.40	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.78 CHF150.96	$126.20 SGD163.49	-32.8%
Average			-31.8%

Lausanne vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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