Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 89.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Spain, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.11
|
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.71
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.01
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.02
|
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.93
|
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.18
|
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.03
|
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.39
|
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,805.55
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.77
|
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.13
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€824.69
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€654.31
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.29
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€364.88
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,950.47
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.53
|
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.16
|
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.74
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.36
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.70
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.39
|
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
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