Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 1.8% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Victoria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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