Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4300
|
$10.16
SGD13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.52
SGD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.12
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$2.11
SGD2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$8.41
SGD11.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$10.38
SGD13.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$3.30
SGD4.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$4.50
SGD5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.36
SGD1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
SGD1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
SGD1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.04
SGD1.38
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$8.18
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4500
|
$90.29
SGD119.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF652.0000
|
$135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$9.48
SGD12.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7300
|
$36.16
SGD47.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.0600
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.4700
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.6800
|
$121.43
SGD160.97
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.6300
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF225.8400
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$6.73
SGD8.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$4.71
SGD6.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$12.64
SGD16.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.1900
|
$105.20
SGD139.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$11.29
SGD14.96
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8600
|
$66.32
SGD87.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.0900
|
$44.36
SGD58.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.5800
|
$96.71
SGD128.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.8900
|
$111.62
SGD147.97
|
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