Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 37.2% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
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Road Town
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Singapore
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.60
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.45
SGD9.73
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.52
SGD1.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.14
SGD1.50
|
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pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.08
SGD2.72
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$9.16
SGD11.98
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$10.85
SGD14.18
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$3.33
SGD4.35
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.67
SGD6.10
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.91
SGD2.49
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.44
SGD1.89
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.76
SGD2.29
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.29
SGD1.68
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.05
SGD1.38
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.03
SGD1.35
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pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$8.01
SGD10.46
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD124.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$134,045.26
SGD175,150.24
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.23
SGD12.07
|
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pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$35.83
SGD46.82
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,593.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,638.26
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$116.07
SGD151.67
|
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pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,452.27
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$27,905.57
SGD36,462.82
|
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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.45
SGD9.73
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$4.79
SGD6.26
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$12.29
SGD16.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$103.58
SGD135.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.60
|
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pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Singapore
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$67.87
SGD88.68
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$43.81
SGD57.25
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$93.40
SGD122.04
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$105.69
SGD138.10
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