Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 29.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
$3.96
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
$6.19
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
$33.22
€31.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
$21.76
€20.63
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
$350.11
€332.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
$69.66
€66.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
$6.97
€6.61
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Singapore
|
San Marino
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
$91.10
€86.40
|
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