Cost of living comparison
compared to
New City vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary
New City is 18.9% more expensive than Singapore.
New City vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New City instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.28
SGD11.94
|
$14.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
SGD9.95
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
SGD2.03
|
$2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
SGD1.49
|
$1.78
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
SGD3.04
|
$4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.89
SGD11.44
|
$8.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.53
SGD14.84
|
$4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.24
SGD4.17
|
$5.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
SGD6.50
|
$5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
SGD2.51
|
$2.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.75
|
$0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
SGD2.86
|
$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
SGD1.53
|
$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
SGD1.44
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SGD1.25
|
$1.51
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of groceries
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
SGD10.64
|
$3.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.79
SGD119.40
|
$125.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$139K
SGD179K
|
$32,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.74
SGD12.54
|
$19.40
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of transportation
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.10
SGD45.17
|
$63.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,116.78
SGD4,010.37
|
$3,100.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,276.91
SGD2,929.69
|
$3,200.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.26
SGD149.59
|
$103.54
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of housing
pay 20.4% more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,253.76
SGD1,613.21
|
$2,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,085.74
SGD37,424.63
|
$23,666.67
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of childcare
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
SGD9.95
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
SGD6.02
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.76
SGD16.42
|
$11.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.15
SGD150.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.60
SGD14.92
|
$17.00
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
New City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.93
SGD109.28
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.58
SGD54.78
|
$63.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
SGD134.48
|
$70.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.20
SGD162.38
|
$133.75
|
|
Singapore vs. New City - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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