Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 49.2% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 94.8% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 90.4% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.0% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Lisbon. Notably, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

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Singapore vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$11.72 SGD15.02	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.59 SGD11.01	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.81 SGD2.32	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.22 SGD1.56	-28.4%
Average			-26.8%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.52 SGD3.23	+34.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$10.61 SGD13.60	+65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$11.31 SGD14.49	+160.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$3.63 SGD4.66	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$4.43 SGD5.67	+22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$2.04 SGD2.62	+102.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.39 SGD1.78	+78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$2.11 SGD2.70	+153.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.00 SGD1.29	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.15 SGD1.48	+40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.07 SGD1.37	+17.2%
Average			+50.1%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.8% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$9.42 SGD12.07	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$95.32 SGD122.14	+112.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$158K SGD202K	+368.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$9.84 SGD12.61	-21.4%
Average			+94.8%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Lisbon	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$26.68 SGD34.19	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$2,972.36 SGD3,808.76	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$2,133.71 SGD2,734.12	+79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$133.12 SGD170.58	+5.3%
Average			+61.6%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 90.4% more for childcare

	Lisbon	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$1,466.84 SGD1,879.60	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$28,413.66 SGD36,409.09	+67.8%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$8.20 SGD10.51	+144.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$5.19 SGD6.65	+71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$14.06 SGD18.02	+109.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$110.24 SGD141.26	+138.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$11.72 SGD15.02	+21.3%
Average			+87.0%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$80.66 SGD103.36	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$50.96 SGD65.30	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$110.36 SGD141.41	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$127.45 SGD163.31	+3.6%
Average			+0.2%

Lisbon vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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