Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Singapore instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 79.9% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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