Cost of living comparison
Lyon is 1.1% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Lyon instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$1.93
€1.85
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$2.65
€2.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$5.30
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$4.14
€3.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$7.35
€7.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$1.65
€1.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$7.26
€6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$75.02
€71.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$34,719.77
€33,288.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$19.08
€18.29
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$34.62
€33.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$952.96
€913.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$671.55
€643.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$178.30
€170.95
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$562.68
€539.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$11,074.89
€10,618.30
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$3.62
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$41.80
€40.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$97.89
€93.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$40.55
€38.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$96.89
€92.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$148.98
€142.83
|
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