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Singapore vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 4.7 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 10.3 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 6.7 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Singapore

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Manado. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Manado, you would:

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	$10.16 SGD13.92	+961.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$7.52 SGD10.31	+148.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	$1.52 SGD2.08	+376.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	$1.12 SGD1.53	+338.9%
Average			+456.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Manado	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	$2.11 SGD2.89	+98.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	$8.41 SGD11.53	+134.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	$10.38 SGD14.23	+115.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	$3.30 SGD4.52	+96.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	$4.50 SGD6.16	+210.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	$1.80 SGD2.47	+55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	$1.36 SGD1.86	+76.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	$1.80 SGD2.47	+139.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	$1.27 SGD1.73	+147.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	$1.02 SGD1.40	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	$1.04 SGD1.42	-6.8%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Manado	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	$8.18 SGD11.21	+162.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.29 SGD123.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	$9.48 SGD12.99	+230.3%
Average			+196.3%

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pay 10.3 times more for housing

	Manado	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	$36.16 SGD49.54	+372.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	+707.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	+2127.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	$121.43 SGD166.38	+519.3%
Average			+931.6%

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

	Manado	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	+729.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	+410.9%
Average			+570.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	$6.73 SGD9.23	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	$4.71 SGD6.45	+168.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$12.64 SGD17.32	+466.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	$105.20 SGD144.13	+449.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	$11.29 SGD15.46	+316.4%
Average			+295.4%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Manado	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	$66.32 SGD90.86	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	$44.36 SGD60.78	+73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	$96.71 SGD132.50	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	$111.62 SGD152.93	+45.9%
Average			+30.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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