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South Dakota vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

South Dakota is 13.2% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in South Dakota
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in South Dakota
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in South Dakota
Housing: pay 14.7% less in South Dakota
Childcare: pay 58.1% less in South Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in South Dakota
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in South Dakota

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

South Dakota vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Dakota instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Singapore	South Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.00	$12.33	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.00	$10.19	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$3.03	+92.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$1.69	+46.2%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Singapore	South Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$3.01	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.49	$5.97	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.91	$3.68	-68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$4.88	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.53	$4.68	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$2.07	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.89	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$1.78	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$2.21	+86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.41	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.46	+49.4%
Average			+7.5%

Singapore vs. South Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Singapore	South Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.69	$3.00	-63.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.96	$30.00	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD180K	$35,568.55	-74.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.60	$15.14	+55.4%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Singapore	South Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.38	$49.40	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,029.07	$1,053.00	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,943.36	$974.82	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.29	$144.28	+24.1%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 58.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	South Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,620.73	$715.00	-43.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,599.14	$7,800.00	-73.2%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	South Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.00	$4.42	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.05	$4.69	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.49	$9.38	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.44	$47.44	-59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.99	$11.56	-0.3%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Singapore	South Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.79	$47.89	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.04	$42.78	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.11	$89.39	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.14	$123.62	-2.0%
Average			-14.9%

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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: March 2026

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