Cost of living comparison
Strassen is 9.4% cheaper than Singapore.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.4% more in Strassen
- Groceries
-
pay 38.3% less in Strassen
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% less in Strassen
- Housing
-
pay 14.3% less in Strassen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.7% less in Strassen
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Strassen. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Strassen.
If you lived in Strassen instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.92
|
$18.76
€18.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.31
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.08
|
$2.68
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.53
|
$1.88
€1.82
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.89
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.53
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.23
|
$3.45
€3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.52
|
$3.60
€3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.16
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.86
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.73
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.40
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.21
|
$6.13
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD123.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD185,559.05
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.99
|
?? | |
pay 14.3% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.54
|
$42.87
€41.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,761.08
|
$1,714.82
€1,663.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,724.82
|
$1,607.64
€1,559.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD166.38
|
$98.35
€95.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,630.07
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,501.00
|
?? |
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.23
|
$3.22
€3.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.45
|
$4.29
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.32
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD144.13
|
$19.29
€18.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.46
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD90.86
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.78
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD132.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD152.93
|
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