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Singapore vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 8.3 times more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 8.0 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 13.9 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 22.6 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Singapore

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Thimphu. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Thimphu, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Thimphu	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 BTN252.40	$10.16 SGD13.80	+244.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.95 BTN252.40	$7.52 SGD10.22	+155.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BTN47.45	$1.52 SGD2.06	+174.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 BTN15.99	$1.12 SGD1.52	+500.0%
Average			+268.6%

Thimphu vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Thimphu	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BTN80.77	$2.11 SGD2.86	+123.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.68 BTN143.87	$8.41 SGD11.43	+401.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 BTN271.34	$10.38 SGD14.11	+227.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 BTN188.79	$3.30 SGD4.48	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BTN148.83	$4.50 SGD6.11	+158.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 BTN91.59	$1.80 SGD2.45	+68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN56.10	$1.36 SGD1.85	+107.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BTN70.52	$1.80 SGD2.44	+118.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 BTN31.60	$1.27 SGD1.72	+243.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN19.69	$1.02 SGD1.39	+344.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN21.98	$1.04 SGD1.41	+304.3%
Average			+195.2%

Thimphu vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0 times more for transportation

	Thimphu	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 BTN336.28	$8.18 SGD11.12	+108.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.97 BTN339.75	$90.29 SGD122.68	+2176.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,215.98 BTN1,817,271.36	$135,434.68 SGD184,015.10	+538.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 BTN1,292.28	$9.48 SGD12.88	-37.2%
Average			+696.5%

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pay 13.9 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 BTN2,676.36	$36.16 SGD49.13	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.45 BTN10,659.97	$2,745.11 SGD3,729.78	+2105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.38 BTN6,799.54	$1,988.78 SGD2,702.15	+2405.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.69 BTN1,429.35	$121.43 SGD164.99	+627.7%
Average			+1288.6%

Thimphu vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 22.6 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.05 BTN21,075.30	$1,189.74 SGD1,616.50	+383.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$677.73 BTN58,051.72	$27,370.99 SGD37,188.97	+3938.6%
Average			+2161.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 BTN550.89	$6.73 SGD9.15	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BTN131.25	$4.71 SGD6.40	+207.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 BTN328.12	$12.64 SGD17.17	+230.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.11 BTN4,206.65	$105.20 SGD142.93	+114.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BTN302.88	$11.29 SGD15.33	+219.2%
Average			+155.1%

Thimphu vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Thimphu	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.43 BTN807.68	$66.32 SGD90.11	+603.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.79 BTN1,009.60	$44.36 SGD60.28	+276.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.41 BTN2,776.39	$96.71 SGD131.39	+198.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.41 BTN2,776.39	$111.62 SGD151.66	+244.4%
Average			+330.6%

Thimphu vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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