Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 60.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
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