Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 97.0% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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