Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 93.2% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$9.38
$12.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$10.93
$14.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.77
$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.37
$1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$8.83
$12.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$96.26
$131.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$9.02
$12.28
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$7.52
$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$113.03
$153.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$10.90
$14.84
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$111.86
$152.25
|
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