Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 56.5% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
|
pay 95.6% more for housing
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
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pay 32.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
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