Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 49.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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