Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 9.9% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 97.8% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.50
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.67
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.98
|
$3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.49
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.70
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD11.90
|
$7.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.09
|
$4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.32
|
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.06
|
$6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.48
|
$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.88
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.28
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.67
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.37
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.34
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.40
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD123.77
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD174,057.77
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD11.99
|
$15.43
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD46.53
|
$70.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,570.96
|
$1,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,621.81
|
$1,103.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD150.72
|
$134.77
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,443.21
|
$1,576.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,235.39
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.67
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.22
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD15.96
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD134.49
|
$66.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.50
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Singapore
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD88.12
|
$57.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD56.89
|
$33.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD121.27
|
$90.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD137.24
|
$135.83
|
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