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Singapore vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 19.0% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 64.2% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 40.2% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 64.5% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Paris	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$10.16 SGD13.92	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.47	$7.52 SGD10.31	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.97	$1.52 SGD2.08	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.87	$1.12 SGD1.53	-62.1%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Paris	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$2.11 SGD2.89	+5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.89	$8.41 SGD11.53	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.24	$10.38 SGD14.23	+92.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.70	$3.30 SGD4.52	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.13	$4.50 SGD6.16	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.53	$1.80 SGD2.47	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$1.36 SGD1.86	+29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.45	$1.80 SGD2.47	+20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.72	$1.27 SGD1.73	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$1.02 SGD1.40	-7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.17	$1.04 SGD1.42	-14.2%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 64.2% more for transportation

	Paris	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.42	$8.18 SGD11.21	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €89.80	$90.29 SGD123.71	-2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,701.28	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	+314.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.09	$9.48 SGD12.99	-61.8%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 40.2% more for housing

	Paris	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.64	$36.16 SGD49.54	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,325.95	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,025.43	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	+88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €182.68	$121.43 SGD166.38	-35.5%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 64.5% more for childcare

	Paris	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €733.42	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	+57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,460.87	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	+71.7%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$6.73 SGD9.23	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.18	$4.71 SGD6.45	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$12.64 SGD17.32	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.38	$105.20 SGD144.13	+188.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$11.29 SGD15.46	-19.0%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €100.67	$66.32 SGD90.86	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.16	$44.36 SGD60.78	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.17	$96.71 SGD132.50	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €144.47	$111.62 SGD152.93	-25.1%
Average			-19.8%

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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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