Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.8 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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