Cost of living comparison
Braunschweig is 5.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Braunschweig instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 71.4% more for restaurants
Singapore
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Braunschweig
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$13.27
€12.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Braunschweig
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$7.79
€7.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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pay 9.7% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Braunschweig
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$7.09
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$53.61
€49.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$25.11
€23.30
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Singapore
|
Braunschweig
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$49.78
€46.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$651.60
€604.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$518.93
€481.44
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$146.08
€135.53
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Braunschweig
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$379.05
€351.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$10,829.87
€10,047.41
|
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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Braunschweig
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$34.29
€31.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
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pay 4.2% more for clothing
Singapore
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Braunschweig
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$86.10
€79.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$120.93
€112.20
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