Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 7.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
pay 18.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
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