Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Italy instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.43
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.72
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.33
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.86
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.29
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,818.99
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.53
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.60
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,730.19
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,738.72
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.44
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,507.56
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,851.12
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.50
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.67
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.49
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD92.05
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.43
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.68
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.36
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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