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Las Pinas vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Las Pinas is 57.2% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Las Pinas
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Las Pinas
Transportation: pay 67.5% less in Las Pinas
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Las Pinas
Childcare: pay 91.3% less in Las Pinas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.8% less in Las Pinas
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Las Pinas

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Las Pinas.

Las Pinas vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Pinas instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.00	$4.13 ₱241.87	-55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.00	$3.14 ₱183.92	-59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.97 ₱56.90	-38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.50 ₱29.50	-56.5%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.26 ₱73.57	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.49	$3.66 ₱214.15	-58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.91	$7.81 ₱457.79	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$2.21 ₱129.66	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.54	$1.95 ₱114.28	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.52 ₱88.79	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.70 ₱41.14	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$1.30 ₱75.88	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.73 ₱42.97	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.17 ₱68.53	+4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.37 ₱80.51	+40.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 67.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.69	$4.18 ₱244.86	-49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,016.98	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	-82.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.60	$2.84 ₱166.28	-70.9%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.40	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,030.94	$206.44 ₱12,093.41	-93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,944.72	$163.43 ₱9,573.95	-92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.36	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	-13.6%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 91.3% less for childcare

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,621.49	$100.35 ₱5,878.74	-92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,616.59	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-90.7%
Average			-91.3%

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pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.00	$1.29 ₱75.58	-83.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.05	$2.59 ₱151.57	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.50	$3.27 ₱191.48	-74.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.51	$51.61 ₱3,023.35	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.00	$6.88 ₱403.11	-40.7%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Singapore	Las Pinas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.84	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.07	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.17	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.22	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	-60.6%
Average			-43.5%

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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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