Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 51.0% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€17.79
|
$10.16
SGD13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.11
|
$7.52
SGD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.59
|
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.29
|
$1.12
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$2.11
SGD2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.25
|
$8.41
SGD11.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$10.38
SGD13.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
$3.30
SGD4.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.46
|
$4.50
SGD5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.36
SGD1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.27
SGD1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.02
SGD1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.04
SGD1.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$8.18
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€42.37
|
$90.29
SGD119.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,776.31
|
$135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.27
|
$9.48
SGD12.57
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.04
|
$36.16
SGD47.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€760.47
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€657.82
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€143.77
|
$121.43
SGD160.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€520.12
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,819.75
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$6.73
SGD8.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.27
|
$4.71
SGD6.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.47
|
$12.64
SGD16.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€33.61
|
$105.20
SGD139.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.64
|
$11.29
SGD14.96
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€86.60
|
$66.32
SGD87.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€40.40
|
$44.36
SGD58.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€84.34
|
$96.71
SGD128.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€116.72
|
$111.62
SGD147.97
|
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