Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 21.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$3.94
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$7.52
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$43.32
€39.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$9.96
€9.16
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$582.39
€535.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$43.88
€40.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Lisbon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$107.56
€98.87
|
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