Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 79.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 39.6% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.5% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Singapore

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

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Singapore vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$11.72 SGD15.02	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$8.59 SGD11.01	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$1.81 SGD2.32	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.22 SGD1.56	+45.6%
Average			+12.8%

Moscow vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.52 SGD3.23	+147.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$10.61 SGD13.60	+48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$11.31 SGD14.49	+145.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.63 SGD4.66	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.43 SGD5.67	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$2.04 SGD2.62	+119.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.39 SGD1.78	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$2.11 SGD2.70	+133.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.00 SGD1.29	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.15 SGD1.48	+183.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.07 SGD1.37	+231.6%
Average			+90.6%

Moscow vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$9.42 SGD12.07	+184.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$95.32 SGD122.14	+134.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$158K SGD202K	+305.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$9.84 SGD12.61	-2.1%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$26.68 SGD34.19	+170.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,972.36 SGD3,808.76	+104.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$2,133.71 SGD2,734.12	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$133.12 SGD170.58	-6.8%
Average			+104.4%

Moscow vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 39.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,466.84 SGD1,879.60	+81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$28,413.66 SGD36,409.09	+7.5%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$8.20 SGD10.51	+75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.19 SGD6.65	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$14.06 SGD18.02	+307.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$110.24 SGD141.26	+162.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$11.72 SGD15.02	+25.2%
Average			+85.5%

Moscow vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$80.66 SGD103.36	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$50.96 SGD65.30	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$110.36 SGD141.41	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$127.45 SGD163.31	-29.3%
Average			-24.4%

Moscow vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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