Cost of living comparison
compared to
New Mexico vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary
New Mexico is 28.6% cheaper than Singapore overall.
New Mexico vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New Mexico instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.72
SGD15.02
|
$15.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SGD11.01
|
$10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
SGD2.32
|
$2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
SGD1.56
|
$2.15
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
SGD3.23
|
$3.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.61
SGD13.60
|
$6.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
SGD14.49
|
$3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
SGD4.66
|
$4.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
SGD5.67
|
$5.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SGD2.62
|
$2.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
SGD1.78
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
SGD2.70
|
$1.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
SGD1.29
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
SGD1.48
|
$1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
SGD1.37
|
$1.15
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of groceries
pay 66.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.42
SGD12.07
|
$3.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD122.14
|
$24.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$158K
SGD202K
|
$29,844.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.84
SGD12.61
|
$19.93
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of transportation
pay 33.4% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.68
SGD34.19
|
$79.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,972.36
SGD3,808.76
|
$1,492.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,133.71
SGD2,734.12
|
$1,291.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.12
SGD170.58
|
$147.99
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of housing
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,466.84
SGD1,879.60
|
$1,273.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,413.66
SGD36,409.09
|
$20,305.17
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of childcare
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
SGD10.51
|
$6.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
SGD6.65
|
$5.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.06
SGD18.02
|
$10.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.24
SGD141.26
|
$61.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.72
SGD15.02
|
$11.18
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.7% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.66
SGD103.36
|
$52.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
SGD65.30
|
$39.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.36
SGD141.41
|
$85.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.45
SGD163.31
|
$99.28
|
|
Singapore vs. New Mexico - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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