Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 5.7% more expensive than Kodiak.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.6% less in Singapore
- Groceries
-
pay 6.7% less in Singapore
- Transportation
-
pay 50.7% more in Singapore
- Housing
-
pay 29.9% more in Singapore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4% more in Singapore
The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Singapore are more expensive than in Kodiak. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Singapore.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Kodiak, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.00
|
$10.16
SGD13.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$7.52
SGD9.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.52
SGD2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
SGD1.47
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.40
|
$2.11
SGD2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.92
|
$8.41
SGD11.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
|
$10.38
SGD13.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
|
$3.30
SGD4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.50
SGD5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.80
SGD2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.36
SGD1.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
SGD2.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
SGD1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.02
SGD1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.04
SGD1.36
|
|
pay 50.7% more for transportation
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
|
$8.18
SGD10.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.29
SGD118.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$135,434.68
SGD177,974.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.48
SGD12.46
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.00
|
$36.16
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.00
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,607.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,613.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$121.43
SGD159.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,189.74
SGD1,563.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,370.99
SGD35,968.22
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.75
|
$6.73
SGD8.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$4.71
SGD6.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.64
SGD16.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.00
|
$105.20
SGD138.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$11.29
SGD14.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kodiak
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.32
SGD87.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.36
SGD58.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.71
SGD127.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.62
SGD146.68
|
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