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North Vancouver vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 8.1% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.0% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 33.6% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in North Vancouver

The cost of restaurants and housing in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in North Vancouver.

North Vancouver vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.75	$17.94 CA$24.56	+93.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.79	$10.76 CA$14.73	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.00	$2.07 CA$2.83	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.46	$1.61 CA$2.21	+39.3%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD2.99	$2.39 CA$3.27	+1.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.25	$5.02 CA$6.87	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.60	$6.88 CA$9.42	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.10	$3.49 CA$4.77	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.40	$4.85 CA$6.64	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.47	$1.39 CA$1.91	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.73	$0.58 CA$0.80	-57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.81	$1.34 CA$1.84	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.50	$1.74 CA$2.38	+46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.42	$1.15 CA$1.57	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.23	$0.97 CA$1.32	-0.9%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.47	$4.76 CA$6.51	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD117.48	$87.99 CA$120.44	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD176K	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.34	$15.14 CA$20.73	+55.4%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD44.44	$67.45 CA$92.33	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,945.85	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,882.56	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD147.18	$100.30 CA$137.28	-13.7%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 33.6% less for childcare

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,587.26	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	-4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD36,822.55	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-63.0%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.79	$5.02 CA$6.88	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD5.92	$3.96 CA$5.42	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.15	$14.35 CA$19.64	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD148.32	$32.00 CA$43.81	-72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.68	$11.93 CA$16.33	+2.9%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Singapore	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD107.53	$60.42 CA$82.70	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD53.90	$38.27 CA$52.38	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD132.32	$84.68 CA$115.90	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD159.77	$89.70 CA$122.78	-28.9%
Average			-21.7%

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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: February 2026

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