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's-Hertogenbosch vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

's-Hertogenbosch is 19.0% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in 's-Hertogenbosch
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in 's-Hertogenbosch
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in 's-Hertogenbosch
Housing: pay 12.8% less in 's-Hertogenbosch
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in 's-Hertogenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in 's-Hertogenbosch
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in 's-Hertogenbosch

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, and transportation in 's-Hertogenbosch are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in 's-Hertogenbosch. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in 's-Hertogenbosch.

's-Hertogenbosch vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in 's-Hertogenbosch instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$25.70 €22.16	+176.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$11.68 €10.07	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$3.40 €2.93	+115.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$2.96 €2.55	+155.7%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$2.17 €1.87	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$6.85 €5.91	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$4.56 €3.93	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$4.85 €4.18	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$7.94 €6.85	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.20 €1.03	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$1.17 €1.01	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.02 €0.88	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$2.06 €1.78	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$0.96 €0.83	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$1.02 €0.88	+4.5%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$8.50 €7.33	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$67.16 €57.91	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$33,369.46 €28,775.39	-76.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$22.78 €19.64	+133.8%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$42.05 €36.26	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$1,664.39 €1,435.24	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$1,226.39 €1,057.55	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$141.62 €122.12	+21.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$2,452.78 €2,115.10	+95.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$6,745.14 €5,816.52	-76.8%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$5.84 €5.04	-24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$3.97 €3.42	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$11.97 €10.32	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$45.75 €39.45	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$14.60 €12.59	+25.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Singapore	's-Hertogenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$76.89 €66.31	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$58.40 €50.36	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$116.80 €100.72	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$187.27 €161.49	+48.4%
Average			+22.0%

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