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Nagoya vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 32.9% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Nagoya
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 62.9% less in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Nagoya

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

Nagoya vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.90	$6.68 ¥1,064	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.92	$5.35 ¥851	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$1.14 ¥181	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$0.75 ¥120	-35.0%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$1.46 ¥232	-38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.40	$4.86 ¥774	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.79	$6.11 ¥973	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.16	$2.21 ¥352	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$3.09 ¥492	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$2.75 ¥438	+40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.36 ¥217	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$1.76 ¥280	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$2.64 ¥420	+122.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$1.48 ¥235	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$1.14 ¥182	+17.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Singapore	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$4.43 ¥706	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.01	$53.46 ¥8,513	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-84.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.50	$24.99 ¥3,980	+156.5%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Singapore	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.02	$32.74 ¥5,214	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,997.27	$573.57 ¥91,333	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,920.13	$395.38 ¥62,958	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.10	$105.54 ¥16,805	-9.2%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 62.9% less for childcare

	Singapore	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,607.95	$461.83 ¥73,540	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,302.47	$10,914.61 ¥2M	-62.5%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.92	$2.00 ¥319	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.00	$2.79 ¥445	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.36	$3.34 ¥532	-73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.25	$53.90 ¥8,584	-54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.88	$12.03 ¥1,915	+3.7%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.93	$44.33 ¥7,058	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.61	$30.91 ¥4,921	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.04	$50.12 ¥7,981	-52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.85	$88.54 ¥14,099	-29.8%
Average			-39.2%

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