Cost of living comparison
Germany is 10.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Germany instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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