Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.5 times more expensive than Zilina.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Zilina, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
€6.89
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.33
|
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
€3.05
|
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
€2.71
|
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.50
|
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.56
€501.99
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$423.29
€393.09
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.12
€164.48
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.83
€306.30
|
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
€1.84
|
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.71
€25.73
|
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
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pay 16.3% more for clothing
Zilina
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
€64.66
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.94
€102.10
|
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
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