Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of Singapore, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Singapore
|
Longyearbyen
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
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