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George Town vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 60.1% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in George Town
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in George Town
Transportation: pay 72.7% less in George Town
Housing: pay 62.5% less in George Town
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in George Town
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in George Town

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in George Town.

George Town vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Singapore	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$3.32 MYR13.64	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$4.27 MYR17.54	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.79 MYR3.25	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.36 MYR1.46	-69.3%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.13 MYR4.63	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$7.89 MYR32.44	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$7.04 MYR28.94	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.08 MYR8.55	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$2.23 MYR9.17	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.06 MYR4.36	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.64 MYR2.65	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.00 MYR4.12	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$0.65 MYR2.68	-45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.37 MYR1.53	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.36 MYR1.47	-63.3%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 72.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$1.84 MYR7.58	-77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$10.66 MYR43.84	-88.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$4.98 MYR20.46	-48.9%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Singapore	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$30.45 MYR125.18	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$489.73 MYR2,013.29	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$37.15 MYR152.72	-68.0%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$165.88 MYR681.92	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$4,763.03 MYR19,580.83	-83.6%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$4.27 MYR17.54	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$2.46 MYR10.13	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$4.38 MYR18.02	-65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$39.10 MYR160.74	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$5.45 MYR22.41	-53.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Singapore	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$52.07 MYR214.07	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$29.03 MYR119.34	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$71.09 MYR292.25	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$53.02 MYR217.97	-58.0%
Average			-40.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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