Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 79.1% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Finland, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Finland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Finland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Finland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Singapore
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Finland
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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