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Sari vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Sari is 71.8% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% less in Sari
Groceries: pay 77.0% less in Sari
Transportation: pay 69.6% less in Sari
Housing: pay 86.4% less in Sari
Childcare: pay 96.6% less in Sari
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.5% less in Sari
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Sari

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sari.

Sari vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sari instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 56.1% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Sari
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$3.80 IRR5M	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$4.50 IRR6M	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$0.47 IRR617K	-70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$0.54 IRR709K	-53.3%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 77.0% less for groceries

	Singapore	Sari
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$0.54 IRR704K	-77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$1.89 IRR2M	-78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$2.35 IRR3M	-79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$1.11 IRR1M	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$1.37 IRR2M	-72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$0.18 IRR238K	-90.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.42 IRR554K	-69.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$0.38 IRR500K	-82.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$0.29 IRR376K	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.24 IRR320K	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.23 IRR302K	-76.4%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 69.6% less for transportation

	Singapore	Sari
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$2.69 IRR4M	-67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$10.00 IRR13M	-89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$68,000.00 IRR89B	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	$2.85 IRR4M	-70.7%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 86.4% less for housing

	Singapore	Sari
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$5.76 IRR8M	-83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$543.33 IRR714M	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$227.33 IRR299M	-90.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$12.05 IRR16M	-89.6%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 96.6% less for childcare

	Singapore	Sari
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$50.00 IRR66M	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	$800.00 IRR1B	-97.2%
Average			-96.6%

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pay 84.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Sari
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$0.65 IRR854K	-91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$0.80 IRR1M	-82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$2.00 IRR3M	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$32.50 IRR43M	-72.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$1.00 IRR1M	-91.4%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Singapore	Sari
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$25.24 IRR33M	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$30.76 IRR40M	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$117.65 IRR155M	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$69.84 IRR92M	-44.7%
Average			-32.5%

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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: April 2026

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