Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 52.7% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Perth, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$1.52
SGD1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
Perth
|
Singapore
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$2.08
SGD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$9.16
SGD11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$10.85
SGD14.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$3.33
SGD4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$4.67
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.91
SGD2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$1.44
SGD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$1.29
SGD1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$1.05
SGD1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
Perth
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$8.01
SGD10.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$95.32
SGD123.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$134,045.26
SGD172,998.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$9.23
SGD11.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Perth
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$35.83
SGD46.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,549.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,605.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$116.07
SGD149.80
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Perth
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,434.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$27,905.57
SGD36,014.93
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$7.45
SGD9.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$4.79
SGD6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$12.29
SGD15.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$103.58
SGD133.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$11.17
SGD14.42
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Perth
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$67.87
SGD87.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$43.81
SGD56.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$93.40
SGD120.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$105.69
SGD136.40
|
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