Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.8% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
$11.79
€11.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$2.84
€2.68
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
$6.66
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
$4.57
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$3.28
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.34
€1.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
$7.19
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
$52.52
€49.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
$31,799.21
€30,082.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
$29.37
€27.78
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
$44.99
€42.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
$1,278.77
€1,209.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
$938.86
€888.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
$263.55
€249.32
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
$306.98
€290.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
$9,639.17
€9,118.93
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
$4.29
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
$3.98
€3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
$37.89
€35.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
$13.66
€12.93
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
$85.49
€80.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
$40.99
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
$95.49
€90.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
$138.30
€130.83
|
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