Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.0 times more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.89
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.47
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.26
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$195.27
|
$9.38
$12.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.24
|
$10.93
$14.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.53
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.82
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.69
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.35
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.20
|
$1.37
$1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.93
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.30
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.48
|
$8.83
$12.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
$96.26
$131.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$641.71
|
$9.02
$12.30
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.73
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$148.18
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
$113.03
$154.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$367.29
|
$10.90
$14.86
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
$111.86
$152.43
|
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