Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Italy instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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