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Uruguay vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 14.2% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Uruguay
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Uruguay

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

Uruguay vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$18.91 UYU749.83	+103.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$11.15 UYU442.15	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.07 UYU82.04	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$1.51 UYU59.67	+30.1%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$2.50 UYU98.92	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$7.13 UYU282.69	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$4.42 UYU175.06	-61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$4.13 UYU163.75	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$4.77 UYU189.06	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.21 UYU47.94	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$1.08 UYU42.91	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$0.61 UYU24.23	-72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$1.59 UYU63.04	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$0.90 UYU35.63	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$0.94 UYU37.31	-3.5%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Singapore	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$7.29 UYU289.17	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	-45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$21.33 UYU845.39	+118.9%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Singapore	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	-6.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Singapore	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	-71.3%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$3.70 UYU146.55	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$4.13 UYU163.70	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$5.51 UYU218.61	-56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$9.86 UYU390.86	-15.0%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Singapore	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	-2.1%
Average			+9.3%

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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: December 2025

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