Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 40.8% more expensive than Singapore overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 96.3% more in Oakland
- Groceries
-
pay 61.6% more in Oakland
- Transportation
-
pay 6.3% more in Oakland
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% more in Oakland
- Childcare
-
pay 84.1% more in Oakland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% more in Oakland
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% more in Oakland
The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Oakland are more expensive than in Singapore. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Oakland.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.92
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.31
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.08
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.53
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.89
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.53
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.23
|
$5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.52
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.16
|
$6.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.86
|
$1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.73
|
$3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.40
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.21
|
$4.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD123.71
|
$127.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD185,559.05
|
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.99
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.54
|
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,761.08
|
$2,199.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,724.82
|
$1,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD166.38
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 84.1% more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,630.07
|
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,501.00
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.23
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.45
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.32
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD144.13
|
$34.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.46
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD90.86
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.78
|
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD132.50
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD152.93
|
$131.92
|
|
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