Cost of living comparison
Crete is 25.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Crete instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Crete
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
$29.24
€26.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.97
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Crete
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.69
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD11.88
|
$10.02
€9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.06
|
$7.99
€7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.31
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.05
|
$4.91
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.47
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.87
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.67
|
$0.52
€0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.37
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
$0.20
€0.18
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.38
|
$8.06
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD123.51
|
$43.32
€39.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD173,691.70
|
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD11.97
|
$14.66
€13.21
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD46.43
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,563.45
|
$250.71
€225.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,616.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD150.40
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,440.18
|
$166.78
€150.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,159.18
|
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
$3.52
€3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.21
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD15.92
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD134.21
|
$35.74
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Crete
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD87.94
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD56.77
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD121.02
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD136.95
|
$105.59
€95.15
|
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