Cost of living comparison

compared to

Seoul is 23.0% cheaper than Singapore.

If you lived in Seoul instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

 
Singapore
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.16
SGD13.46
$7.88
₩11,015
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.52
SGD9.97
$6.09
₩8,512
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.52
SGD2.01
$1.59
₩2,218

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

 
Singapore
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
SGD2.79
$3.10
₩4,328
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.41
SGD11.15
$6.52
₩9,122
Milk (1 gallon) $10.38
SGD13.76
$8.06
₩11,267

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pay 47.5% less for transportation

 
Singapore
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.18
SGD10.85
$4.59
₩6,415
Monthly public transit pass $90.29
SGD119.69
$44.40
₩62,087
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651

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pay 42.9% less for housing

 
Singapore
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.16
SGD47.93
$22.27
₩31,143
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
$883.18
₩1,234,861
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
$490.54
₩685,872

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

 
Singapore
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
$385.48
₩538,979
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.73
SGD8.93
$3.58
₩5,007
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
SGD6.24
$3.60
₩5,036
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.64
SGD16.76
$3.22
₩4,506

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

 
Singapore
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.32
SGD87.91
$59.13
₩82,672
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.36
SGD58.81
$46.64
₩65,218
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.71
SGD128.19
$86.69
₩121,214

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