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Malta

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Singapore

Singapore vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 86.6% more expensive than San Pawl Il-bahar.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.3% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 81.0% more in Singapore

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in San Pawl Il-bahar. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

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Singapore vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of San Pawl Il-bahar, you would:

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pay 33.3% less for restaurants

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.58	$11.72 SGD15.03	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$8.59 SGD11.02	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.21	$1.81 SGD2.32	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.81	$1.22 SGD1.56	-39.6%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 €1.07	$2.52 SGD3.23	+110.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.70	$10.61 SGD13.61	+157.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 €4.61	$11.31 SGD14.51	+119.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 €3.19	$3.63 SGD4.66	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 €3.19	$4.43 SGD5.68	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.23	$2.04 SGD2.62	+48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.39 SGD1.78	+47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$2.11 SGD2.70	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.14	$1.00 SGD1.29	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$1.15 SGD1.48	+62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.07 SGD1.38	+30.0%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.10	$9.42 SGD12.08	+65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$95.32 SGD122.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	$158K SGD202K	+316.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €21.10	$9.84 SGD12.63	-58.1%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.31 €36.16	$26.68 SGD34.22	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.77 €879.00	$2,972.36 SGD3,812.64	+203.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$858.46 €770.17	$2,133.71 SGD2,736.91	+148.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.53 €39.95	$133.12 SGD170.75	+199.0%
Average			+159.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €329.30	$1,466.84 SGD1,881.51	+299.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	$28,413.66 SGD36,446.20	+155.2%
Average			+219.4%

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pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.02	$8.20 SGD10.52	+83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 €2.31	$5.19 SGD6.66	+101.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.68	$14.06 SGD18.04	+122.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €45.21	$110.24 SGD141.40	+118.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.94 €8.92	$11.72 SGD15.03	+17.9%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 81.0% more for clothing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.39 €20.09	$80.66 SGD103.47	+260.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.22 €29.80	$50.96 SGD65.37	+53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.04 €87.06	$110.36 SGD141.56	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.65 €66.97	$127.45 SGD163.48	+70.7%
Average			+81.0%

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