Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.7 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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