Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.4 times more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.29
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.47
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.64
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.30
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.04
|
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,585.27
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.65
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.03
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.83
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€322.23
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.57
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.53
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,718.17
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
|
pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.70
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.17
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.94
|
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.04
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.45
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.48
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.30
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.30
|
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
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