Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 22.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$10.16
SGD13.77
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
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pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
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pay 0.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
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pay 22.5% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
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pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
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