Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.6 times more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 95.7% more in Singapore
- Groceries
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pay 39.0% more in Singapore
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Singapore
- Housing
-
pay 68.4% more in Singapore
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7 times more in Singapore
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 49.0% more in Singapore
- Clothing
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pay 6.9% more in Singapore
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Singapore.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 95.7% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.78
|
$10.16
SGD13.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.61
|
$7.52
SGD10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.70
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.69
|
$2.11
SGD2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.11
|
$8.41
SGD11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.54
|
$10.38
SGD14.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.43
|
$3.30
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.09
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.82
|
$1.80
SGD2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.24
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.86
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.88
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.63
|
$1.02
SGD1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.82
|
$8.18
SGD11.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.09
|
$90.29
SGD122.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,446.60
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,811.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.30
|
$9.48
SGD12.87
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,016.11
|
$36.16
SGD49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,928.28
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,725.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,779.33
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,699.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,449.18
|
$121.43
SGD164.81
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,658.72
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,614.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,282.08
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,147.91
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.31
|
$6.73
SGD9.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.87
|
$4.71
SGD6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.72
|
$12.64
SGD17.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,103.39
|
$105.20
SGD142.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.16
|
$11.29
SGD15.32
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR861.26
|
$66.32
SGD90.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.98
|
$44.36
SGD60.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,558.45
|
$96.71
SGD131.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,246.76
|
$111.62
SGD151.49
|
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