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Paranaque City vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 61.4% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% less in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 73.3% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% less in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Paranaque City

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

Paranaque City vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paranaque City instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 60.2% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.00	$4.13 ₱241.87	-55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.00	$2.58 ₱151.17	-66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.79 ₱46.11	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.36 ₱21.16	-68.8%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.24 ₱72.61	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.49	$2.58 ₱151.17	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.91	$6.62 ₱387.85	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$1.92 ₱112.54	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.54	$1.87 ₱109.71	-63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.93 ₱113.14	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.69 ₱40.23	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$1.30 ₱75.88	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.73 ₱42.97	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.75 ₱44.19	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.91 ₱53.33	-6.7%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 73.3% less for transportation

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.69	$4.12 ₱241.36	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.01	$10.32 ₱604.67	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,016.98	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	-83.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.60	$2.84 ₱166.28	-70.9%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.40	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,030.94	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,944.72	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.36	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	-8.6%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,621.49	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,616.59	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-90.7%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.00	$1.20 ₱70.54	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.05	$1.89 ₱110.60	-59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.50	$2.32 ₱136.05	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.51	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	-63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.00	$6.88 ₱403.11	-40.7%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.84	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.07	$15.48 ₱907.01	-63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.17	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.22	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-27.8%
Average			-47.0%

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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: December 2025

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