Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.9 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.91
|
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.77
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.59
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.03
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.95
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.79
|
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.43
|
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.42
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.66
|
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.07
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.56
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.40
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.23
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.44
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.96
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.29
|
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.91
|
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,640.09
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$318.41
|
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$544.28
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,907.85
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,382.00
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$910.54
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,179.35
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,868.02
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.94
|
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.85
|
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.10
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$685.98
|
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.46
|
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$934.04
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$740.22
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,671.60
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,561.71
|
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
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