Cost of living comparison
Zurich is 75.6% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Zurich instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.75
|
$27.62
CHF23.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.84
|
$17.68
CHF15.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
$5.15
CHF4.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.51
|
$4.77
CHF4.13
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.74
|
$3.67
CHF3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.10
|
$12.49
CHF10.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.33
|
$7.24
CHF6.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.40
|
$6.85
CHF5.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.16
|
$11.43
CHF9.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.52
|
$1.55
CHF1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.91
|
$1.03
CHF0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.32
|
$1.37
CHF1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.70
|
$2.30
CHF1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.39
|
$1.02
CHF0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.36
|
$1.15
CHF0.99
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.58
|
$7.79
CHF6.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD125.90
|
$95.03
CHF82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,046.98
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.20
|
$43.09
CHF37.36
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.33
|
$51.05
CHF44.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,632.29
|
$2,455.74
CHF2,128.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,666.83
|
$1,834.58
CHF1,590.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.31
|
$205.09
CHF177.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,468.00
|
$3,017.01
CHF2,615.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,857.68
|
$36,229.36
CHF31,404.73
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.84
|
$8.84
CHF7.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.33
|
$5.89
CHF5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.23
|
$9.94
CHF8.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD136.80
|
$82.91
CHF71.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.75
|
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
|
pay 69.2% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.64
|
$130.98
CHF113.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD57.87
|
$65.69
CHF56.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.36
|
$125.12
CHF108.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD139.59
|
$211.23
CHF183.10
|
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