Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 27.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 170.5 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
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