Cost of living comparison
Spain is 30.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Spain instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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