Cost of living comparison
Norway is 1.0% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Norway instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.78
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.89
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.87
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.03
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.16
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.30
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$154.02
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.86
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.43
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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