Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.1 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$95.32
SGD129.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,430.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,722.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$116.07
SGD157.10
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,770.19
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$103.58
SGD140.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$67.87
SGD91.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$93.40
SGD126.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$105.69
SGD143.05
|
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