Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 30.6% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$146.00
|
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