Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.1 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Spain, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$7.52
$10.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.59
$2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$1.12
$1.51
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$9.38
$12.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$10.93
$14.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$4.13
$5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.77
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.23
$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.77
$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.37
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.04
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.03
$1.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$8.83
$11.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$96.26
$129.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$9.02
$12.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$7.52
$10.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$4.69
$6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$113.03
$152.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$10.90
$14.71
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$111.86
$150.89
|
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