Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK72.86
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK52.42
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.85
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.74
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.95
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.73
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.56
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK22.04
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.73
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.49
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.33
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.31
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.61
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.90
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK299.35
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK228,461.09
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK79.75
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK189.43
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,332.77
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,709.45
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK917.61
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,409.24
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK60,493.76
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.79
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.18
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK35.18
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK280.24
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.76
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK580.99
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK269.08
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK615.82
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK644.10
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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