Cost of living comparison
Greece is 29.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Greece instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.14
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.51
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.65
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.74
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.57
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.39
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.66
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.38
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.85
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.40
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.39
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$11.91
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$129.84
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.17
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.33
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$152.47
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.71
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$150.89
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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