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Quatre Bornes vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 42.2% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% less in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 54.6% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Quatre Bornes

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Quatre Bornes.

Quatre Bornes vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 52.9% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$3.82 MUR176.11	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$5.46 MUR251.58	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.76 MUR35.22	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.33 MUR15.10	-71.7%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 54.6% less for groceries

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$0.54 MUR24.66	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$1.53 MUR70.44	-82.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$4.96 MUR228.56	-57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.07 MUR95.27	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$1.78 MUR82.16	-64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$0.79 MUR36.52	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.79 MUR36.52	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$0.66 MUR30.58	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$1.21 MUR55.69	+2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.45 MUR20.54	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.46 MUR21.30	-52.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$5.38 MUR247.92	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+213.9%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-71.4%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-83.5%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$2.18 MUR100.63	-71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$2.51 MUR115.73	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$6.12 MUR281.77	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$6.01 MUR276.74	-48.2%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Singapore	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	-13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-38.6%
Average			-8.6%

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