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Banja Luka vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 38.9% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 38.3% less in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.8% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Banja Luka

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Banja Luka.

Banja Luka vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$9.01 BAM15.26	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$9.01 BAM15.26	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$1.97 BAM3.33	+24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$1.20 BAM2.03	+3.8%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$1.30 BAM2.20	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$4.93 BAM8.36	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$5.36 BAM9.07	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$2.81 BAM4.76	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$4.18 BAM7.07	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$0.71 BAM1.21	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.80 BAM1.36	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$0.95 BAM1.61	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.97 BAM1.65	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.55 BAM0.94	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.63 BAM1.06	-35.5%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 38.3% less for transportation

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$5.72 BAM9.69	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$35.12 BAM59.49	-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	-79.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	$11.59 BAM19.63	+18.9%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$25.02 BAM42.38	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$465.28 BAM788.18	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$336.20 BAM569.52	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$118.69 BAM201.06	+2.1%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$256.44 BAM434.41	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-87.1%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$1.95 BAM3.31	-74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$1.67 BAM2.83	-64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$3.81 BAM6.46	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$34.02 BAM57.63	-71.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$4.20 BAM7.12	-63.8%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$78.55 BAM133.06	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$39.02 BAM66.11	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$99.49 BAM168.53	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$135.08 BAM228.83	+7.0%
Average			-3.4%

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