Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Greece instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
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