Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 34.2% more expensive than Townsville.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.98
|
$11.17
SGD15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.99
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.66
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.37
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.09
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.50
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.10
|
$10.85
SGD14.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.21
|
$4.67
SGD6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.25
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.62
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.04
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.26
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.47
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.52
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$111.65
|
$95.32
SGD129.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,973.46
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,658.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.59
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 82.6% more for housing
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$59.95
|
$35.83
SGD48.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,365.63
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,265.71
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,736.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$178.30
|
$116.07
SGD157.30
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,778.65
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,506.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,905.57
SGD37,817.63
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.49
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.80
|
$4.79
SGD6.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$49.96
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$62.95
|
$103.58
SGD140.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.98
|
$11.17
SGD15.14
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Townsville
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$95.59
|
$67.87
SGD91.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$79.94
|
$43.81
SGD59.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$109.58
|
$93.40
SGD126.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$183.19
|
$105.69
SGD143.23
|
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