Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.7% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Norway instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
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