Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 7.6% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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