Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 17.7% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
|
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