Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 36.9% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
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pay 8.3% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
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