Cost of living comparison
compared to
Singapore vs. Puerto Escondido Cost of Living Summary
Singapore is 3.2 times more expensive than Puerto Escondido.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8% less in Singapore
- Groceries
-
pay 40.5% more in Singapore
- Transportation
-
pay 63.6% more in Singapore
- Housing
-
pay 3.9 times more in Singapore
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7 times more in Singapore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5 times more in Singapore
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in Puerto Escondido. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Singapore.
Singapore vs. Puerto Escondido Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Singapore instead of Puerto Escondido, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
MX$168.28
|
$9.28
SGD11.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.73
SGD9.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.58
SGD2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.16
SGD1.47
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
MX$47.68
|
$2.36
SGD3.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.89
SGD11.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.15
MX$106.17
|
$11.53
SGD14.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MX$33.66
|
$3.24
SGD4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
MX$93.29
|
$5.05
SGD6.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
SGD2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.48
|
$1.36
SGD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
SGD2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MX$16.96
|
$1.19
SGD1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MX$16.96
|
$1.12
SGD1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
MX$21.20
|
$0.98
SGD1.24
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries
pay 63.6% more for transportation
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
MX$87.24
|
$8.27
SGD10.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.79
SGD118.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$139K
SGD177K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.74
SGD12.40
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.59
MX$976.97
|
$35.10
SGD44.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.08
MX$6,544.27
|
$3,116.78
SGD3,967.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.31
MX$14,023.44
|
$2,276.91
SGD2,898.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$116.26
SGD147.98
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of housing
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.46
MX$2,804.69
|
$1,253.76
SGD1,595.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$29,085.74
SGD37,023.24
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
MX$46.74
|
$7.73
SGD9.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.68
SGD5.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
MX$93.49
|
$12.76
SGD16.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.66
MX$373.96
|
$117.15
SGD149.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.60
SGD14.76
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.93
SGD108.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.58
SGD54.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.51
SGD133.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$126.20
SGD160.64
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing
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