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Singapore vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 80.7% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 78.7% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.0% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Singapore

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Montevideo. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Singapore. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 24.5% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU608.71	$10.16 SGD13.31	-29.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU408.34	$7.52 SGD9.86	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU81.72	$1.52 SGD1.99	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU63.61	$1.12 SGD1.47	-25.5%
Average			-24.5%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU112.71	$2.11 SGD2.76	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU254.53	$8.41 SGD11.03	+40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU179.79	$10.38 SGD13.61	+144.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU187.76	$3.30 SGD4.33	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU181.75	$4.50 SGD5.89	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU52.68	$1.80 SGD2.36	+45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU42.65	$1.36 SGD1.78	+34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU27.10	$1.80 SGD2.36	+181.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU70.30	$1.27 SGD1.66	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU35.42	$1.02 SGD1.34	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU34.75	$1.04 SGD1.36	+26.4%
Average			+39.0%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.7% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU292.97	$8.18 SGD10.73	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU2,029.04	$90.29 SGD118.35	+88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,521,779.54	$135,434.68 SGD177,521.55	+276.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,286.41	$9.48 SGD12.43	-68.8%
Average			+78.7%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,846.23	$36.16 SGD47.39	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU24,493.40	$2,745.11 SGD3,598.16	+374.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,746.27	$1,988.78 SGD2,606.80	+374.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,221.99	$121.43 SGD159.17	+21.8%
Average			+188.5%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Montevideo	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU16,351.72	$1,189.74 SGD1,559.46	+208.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU347,536.51	$27,370.99 SGD35,876.64	+233.5%
Average			+220.8%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare

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pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU144.68	$6.73 SGD8.83	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU160.33	$4.71 SGD6.17	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU213.05	$12.64 SGD16.57	+151.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,474.83	$105.20 SGD137.89	+80.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU426.10	$11.29 SGD14.79	+12.2%
Average			+73.0%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,973.35	$66.32 SGD86.93	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,890.26	$44.36 SGD58.15	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,655.68	$96.71 SGD126.76	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,786.01	$111.62 SGD146.31	-1.2%
Average			-10.8%

Montevideo vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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