Cost of living comparison

 Bucharest, Romania
compared to
 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.1 times more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants
pay 21.9% less in Singapore
Groceries
pay 89.1% more in Singapore
Transportation
pay 3.4 times more in Singapore
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Singapore
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports
pay 82.1% more in Singapore
Clothing
pay 3.6% more in Singapore

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Bucharest, you would:

pay 21.9% less for restaurants

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
RON56.57
$10.16
SGD13.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
RON36.00
$7.52
SGD10.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
RON9.53
$1.52
SGD2.06

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
RON5.61
$2.11
SGD2.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
RON21.59
$8.41
SGD11.43
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
RON30.27
$10.38
SGD14.11

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
RON29.08
$8.18
SGD11.12
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON82.28
$90.29
SGD122.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON124,115.48
$135,434.68
SGD184,015.10

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.35
RON44.65
$36.16
SGD49.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.94
RON2,873.10
$2,745.11
SGD3,729.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.23
RON1,896.02
$1,988.78
SGD2,702.15

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $527.95
RON2,519.96
$1,189.74
SGD1,616.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,631.65
RON50,745.93
$27,370.99
SGD37,188.97

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.23
RON15.43
$6.73
SGD9.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
RON15.12
$4.71
SGD6.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
RON28.54
$12.64
SGD17.17

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

 
Bucharest
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.42
RON374.28
$66.32
SGD90.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.68
RON189.38
$44.36
SGD60.28
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.94
RON410.22
$96.71
SGD131.39

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