Cost of living comparison

 Oceanside (CA), United States
compared to
 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore vs. Oceanside Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 19.1% more expensive than Oceanside.

Restaurants
pay 42.7% less in Singapore
Groceries
pay 22.2% more in Singapore
Transportation
pay 100.0% more in Singapore
Housing
pay 14.6% less in Singapore
Childcare
pay 18.9% less in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.0% more in Singapore
Clothing
pay 56.4% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Oceanside. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Singapore. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Oceanside Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.7% less for restaurants

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$10.16
SGD13.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$7.52
SGD9.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
 
$1.52
SGD1.96

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$3.58
 
$2.11
SGD2.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
 
$8.41
SGD10.84
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
 
$10.38
SGD13.37

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pay 100.0% more for transportation

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.73
 
$8.18
SGD10.54
Monthly public transit pass $72.00
 
$90.29
SGD116.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,499.50
 
$135,434.68
SGD174,426.32

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pay 14.6% less for housing

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.71
 
$36.16
SGD46.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,500.00
 
$2,745.11
SGD3,535.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,033.33
 
$1,988.78
SGD2,561.35

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,778.57
 
$1,189.74
SGD1,532.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,750.00
 
$27,370.99
SGD35,251.10

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$6.73
SGD8.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
 
$4.71
SGD6.07
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
 
$12.64
SGD16.28

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

 
Oceanside
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$66.32
SGD85.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.72
 
$44.36
SGD57.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$60.00
 
$96.71
SGD124.55

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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: June 2025
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