Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 46.9% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK241.35
|
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.26
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.19
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.15
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.01
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.83
|
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.09
|
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.79
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.20
|
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK15.99
|
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.47
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.83
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.25
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.96
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.51
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.74
|
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK902.05
|
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,250.00
|
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.27
|
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK584.35
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,860.72
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,570.31
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,985.55
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,854.30
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK88,989.43
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.62
|
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.16
|
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK160.90
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK509.88
|
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.44
|
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,084.72
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK549.35
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,241.87
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,476.26
|
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
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