Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
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pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
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pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
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