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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 23.0% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 10.9% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 22.9% more for restaurants

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$15.07 CA$20.84	+62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$8.61 CA$11.91	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$1.66 CA$2.30	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$1.30 CA$1.79	+12.1%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$2.86 CA$3.96	+21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$6.11 CA$8.45	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$7.32 CA$10.13	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$3.53 CA$4.88	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$5.34 CA$7.38	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.77 CA$2.44	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.68 CA$0.95	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.50 CA$2.07	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$2.24 CA$3.10	+89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.81 CA$1.12	-28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.28 CA$1.77	+31.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$4.16 CA$5.75	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$57.41 CA$79.39	-38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	-82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$14.17 CA$19.60	+45.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$69.37 CA$95.92	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$98.77 CA$136.59	-15.0%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$161.46 CA$223.27	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	??
Average			-87.1%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$3.77 CA$5.21	-51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$3.73 CA$5.16	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$15.07 CA$20.84	+18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$41.98 CA$58.05	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$10.76 CA$14.88	-7.2%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$40.04 CA$55.37	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$34.09 CA$47.14	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$84.32 CA$116.60	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$106.20 CA$146.86	-15.8%
Average			-27.0%

Singapore vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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