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Singapore vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 3.7 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 98.9% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 15.7 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 16.6% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$9.28 SGD12.00	-33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.73 SGD10.00	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.58 SGD2.04	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.16 SGD1.50	+21.0%
Average			-16.6%

Saint John's vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.36 SGD3.06	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$8.89 SGD11.49	+118.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$11.53 SGD14.91	+37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.24 SGD4.19	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$5.05 SGD6.54	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.95 SGD2.53	-34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.36 SGD1.76	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.22 SGD2.87	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.19 SGD1.53	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.12 SGD1.45	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.98 SGD1.26	-24.7%
Average			-1.7%

Saint John's vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Saint John's	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.27 SGD10.69	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$92.79 SGD120.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$139,191.98 SGD180,016.98	+487.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$9.74 SGD12.60	-81.1%
Average			+146.0%

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pay 98.9% more for housing

	Saint John's	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$35.10 SGD45.40	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$3,116.78 SGD4,030.94	+197.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$2,276.91 SGD2,944.72	+235.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$116.26 SGD150.36	+17.4%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 15.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,253.76 SGD1,621.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$29,085.74 SGD37,616.59	+1472.1%
Average			+1472.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$7.73 SGD10.00	+318.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.68 SGD6.05	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.76 SGD16.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$117.15 SGD151.51	+90.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$11.60 SGD15.00	+87.2%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$84.93 SGD109.84	+69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.58 SGD55.07
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$104.51 SGD135.17	+41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$126.20 SGD163.22
Average			+55.6%

Saint John's vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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