Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 63.5% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.84
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.43
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,331.18
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€928.34
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.78
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.55
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,432.53
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.35
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.57
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.59
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.18
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.91
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
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