Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 17.7% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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