Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 44.6% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
St. George's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
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pay 6.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
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pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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pay 9.9% more for clothing
Singapore
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
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