Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 37.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
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pay 11.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$104.60
€97.14
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