Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.6 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
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