Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 47.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
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