Cost of living comparison
Rome is 19.9% cheaper than Singapore.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 21.8% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 17.6% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 24.9% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 59.5% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.3% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 15.1% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.61
|
$16.08
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$2.23
€2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
$7.00
€6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
$3.76
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
$7.15
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
$37.51
€35.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,401.21
|
$26,794.08
€25,538.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
$17.15
€16.34
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
$29.46
€28.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.80
|
$1,180.31
€1,125.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.77
|
$763.10
€727.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.65
|
$167.26
€159.43
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.54
|
$508.83
€485.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,660.71
|
$10,490.67
€9,999.21
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
$5.36
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
$6.43
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD140.90
|
$58.31
€55.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.83
|
$65.43
€62.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
$30.74
€29.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.53
|
$77.17
€73.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.51
|
$102.32
€97.53
|
|
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