Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Russia, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
₽399.11
|
$10.92
$15.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
₽217.04
|
$6.03
$8.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₽44.00
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
₽24.92
|
$1.11
$1.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₽28.18
|
$1.75
$2.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
₽213.68
|
$9.61
$13.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
₽189.05
|
$9.10
$12.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
₽66.02
|
$2.43
$3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.60
₽95.55
|
$3.46
$4.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
₽36.40
|
$1.61
$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₽27.33
|
$0.98
$1.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₽35.61
|
$1.47
$2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₽52.02
|
$0.99
$1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₽12.49
|
$0.83
$1.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₽12.04
|
$0.88
$1.21
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
₽140.72
|
$6.26
$8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.28
₽1,033.92
|
$90.39
$124.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,967.91
₽1,015,120.65
|
$90,388.19
$124,206.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₽176.03
|
$7.34
$10.08
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.24
₽433.07
|
$34.25
$47.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.16
₽16,820.61
|
$2,167.95
$2,979.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.27
₽11,921.62
|
$1,410.37
$1,938.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
₽4,456.97
|
$85.87
$118.00
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.97
₽11,424.86
|
$1,006.94
$1,383.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,173.55
₽249,686.63
|
$21,403.46
$29,411.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
₽76.61
|
$7.53
$10.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₽91.41
|
$4.23
$5.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.02
₽121.10
|
$10.70
$14.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.91
₽1,849.32
|
$105.53
$145.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
₽251.91
|
$9.79
$13.46
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.25
₽3,365.17
|
$62.65
$86.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
₽2,215.33
|
$39.73
$54.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.91
₽4,063.02
|
$91.22
$125.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.95
₽4,902.82
|
$99.19
$136.31
|
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