Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.2% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$7.45
SGD9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$1.52
SGD1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.14
SGD1.47
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$2.08
SGD2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$9.16
SGD11.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$10.85
SGD13.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$3.33
SGD4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$4.67
SGD5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.91
SGD2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$1.44
SGD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.76
SGD2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.29
SGD1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.05
SGD1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.03
SGD1.32
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$8.01
SGD10.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$95.32
SGD122.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$134,045.26
SGD171,564.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$9.23
SGD11.82
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$35.83
SGD45.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,519.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,584.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$116.07
SGD148.56
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,422.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$27,905.57
SGD35,716.34
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.45
SGD9.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$4.79
SGD6.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$12.29
SGD15.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$103.58
SGD132.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.30
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$67.87
SGD86.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$43.81
SGD56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$93.40
SGD119.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$105.69
SGD135.27
|
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