Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.0 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

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Singapore vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$11.72 SGD15.02	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$8.59 SGD11.01	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$1.81 SGD2.32	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.22 SGD1.56	-6.5%
Average			-6.0%

Mexico City vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$2.52 SGD3.23	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$10.61 SGD13.60	+76.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$11.31 SGD14.49	+68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.63 SGD4.66	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$4.43 SGD5.67	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$2.04 SGD2.62	+42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.39 SGD1.78	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$2.11 SGD2.70	+126.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.00 SGD1.29	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$1.15 SGD1.48	+26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.07 SGD1.37	+26.3%
Average			+33.5%

Mexico City vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$9.42 SGD12.07	+63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$95.32 SGD122.14	+375.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$158K SGD202K	+632.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$9.84 SGD12.61	+50.6%
Average			+232.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$26.68 SGD34.19	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$2,972.36 SGD3,808.76	+182.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$2,133.71 SGD2,734.12	+217.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$133.12 SGD170.58	+179.0%
Average			+176.6%

Mexico City vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$1,466.84 SGD1,879.60	+236.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$28,413.66 SGD36,409.09	+135.9%
Average			+181.8%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$8.20 SGD10.51	+145.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$5.19 SGD6.65	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$14.06 SGD18.02	+166.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$110.24 SGD141.26	+93.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$11.72 SGD15.02	+75.6%
Average			+90.6%

Mexico City vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$80.66 SGD103.36	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$50.96 SGD65.30	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$110.36 SGD141.41	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$127.45 SGD163.31	+9.9%
Average			+4.8%

Mexico City vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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