Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 71.0% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.69
SGD140.14
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