Iceland is 13.1% more expensive than Singapore.

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

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pay 95.5% more for restaurants

 
Singapore
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.16
SGD13.60
$19.40
ISK2,665
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.52
SGD10.08
$16.94
ISK2,327
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.52
SGD2.04
$2.81
ISK386

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

 
Singapore
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
SGD2.82
$2.95
ISK406
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.41
SGD11.27
$7.27
ISK998
Milk (1 gallon) $10.38
SGD13.91
$6.01
ISK825

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

 
Singapore
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.18
SGD10.96
$8.36
ISK1,149
Monthly public transit pass $90.29
SGD120.93
$71.28
ISK9,792
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962

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pay 2.6% less for housing

 
Singapore
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.16
SGD48.43
$72.17
ISK9,915
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
$1,497.77
ISK205,764

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

 
Singapore
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
$258.16
ISK35,467
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
$5,993.99
ISK823,455

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.73
SGD9.02
$9.19
ISK1,262
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
SGD6.31
$4.65
ISK639
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.64
SGD16.93
$11.76
ISK1,615

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pay 55.1% more for clothing

 
Singapore
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.32
SGD88.82
$111.23
ISK15,281
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.36
SGD59.42
$59.69
ISK8,200
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.71
SGD129.52
$148.00
ISK20,332

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