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Singapore vs. Roskilde Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 51.2% more expensive than Roskilde.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 38.4% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 48.4% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Singapore

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Singapore are more expensive than in Roskilde. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Singapore. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Roskilde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Roskilde	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.78 DKK120.94	$9.28 SGD12.04	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.08 DKK90.71	$7.73 SGD10.03	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.69 DKK30.24	$1.58 SGD2.04	-66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.27 DKK21.06	$1.16 SGD1.50	-64.6%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Roskilde	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 DKK20.49	$2.36 SGD3.07	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 DKK42.41	$8.89 SGD11.53	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK50.14	$11.53 SGD14.96	+48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.84 DKK31.14	$3.24 SGD4.20	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.70 DKK30.25	$5.05 SGD6.56	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 DKK8.00	$1.95 SGD2.53	+57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 DKK8.46	$1.36 SGD1.77	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 DKK6.29	$2.22 SGD2.88	+127.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 DKK12.34	$1.19 SGD1.54	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 DKK5.26	$1.12 SGD1.46	+37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 DKK4.42	$0.98 SGD1.27	+42.1%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 38.4% more for transportation

	Roskilde	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.23 DKK53.00	$8.27 SGD10.73	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.25 DKK503.93	$92.79 SGD120.39	+18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,297.09 DKK317,473.23	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	+182.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.78 DKK120.94	$9.74 SGD12.64	-48.1%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 48.4% more for housing

	Roskilde	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.69 DKK262.04	$35.10 SGD45.54	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,356.32 DKK8,734.71	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,147.66 DKK7,390.91	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	+98.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.42 DKK949.39	$116.26 SGD150.83	-21.1%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Roskilde	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$391.25 DKK2,519.63	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	+220.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,915.65 DKK38,096.79	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	+391.7%
Average			+306.1%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Roskilde	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00 DKK57.95	$7.73 SGD10.03	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.81 DKK43.89	$4.68 SGD6.07	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.92 DKK57.45	$12.76 SGD16.55	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.30 DKK356.11	$117.15 SGD151.99	+111.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.21 DKK110.86	$11.60 SGD15.05	-32.6%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Roskilde	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.55 DKK705.50	$84.93 SGD110.19	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.99 DKK231.81	$42.58 SGD55.24	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.59 DKK905.39	$104.51 SGD135.60	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.54 DKK1,285.01	$126.20 SGD163.73	-36.8%
Average			-16.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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