Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.1 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Greece, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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