Cost of living comparison
Paris is 11.1% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Paris instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.14
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.51
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.65
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.74
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.57
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.39
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.66
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.38
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.85
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.40
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.39
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$11.91
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$129.84
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.17
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.33
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$152.47
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.71
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$150.89
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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