Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 43.7% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€13.84
|
$10.81
$14.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.47
€8.30
|
$5.76
$7.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.40
|
$1.37
$1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$1.02
$1.41
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
$1.80
$2.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
€5.27
|
$9.01
$12.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.18
|
$8.91
$12.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
€3.18
|
$2.56
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
€4.51
|
$3.30
$4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.55
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$1.05
$1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$1.54
$2.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$1.17
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.92
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.91
$1.25
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.06
|
$7.46
$10.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.97
€43.82
|
$90.06
$123.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,678.16
€21,640.31
|
$99,427.93
$136,628.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.65
€17.23
|
$8.57
$11.78
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€30.56
|
$31.79
$43.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$965.56
€846.70
|
$2,204.05
$3,028.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.56
€645.89
|
$1,573.92
$2,162.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
€152.55
|
$94.67
$130.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$305.35
€267.76
|
$929.03
$1,276.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,478.46
€10,942.38
|
$21,856.56
$30,034.20
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.21
€3.69
|
$7.20
$9.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.25
|
$4.10
$5.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
$10.30
$14.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.07
€23.74
|
$84.92
$116.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
€10.15
|
$9.73
$13.37
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.28
€88.82
|
$67.34
$92.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.59
€31.21
|
$41.96
$57.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.02
€87.71
|
$100.95
$138.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
€114.57
|
$111.55
$153.29
|
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