Cost of living comparison

South Dakota, USA

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. South Dakota Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 58.5% more expensive than South Dakota.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Singapore

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Singapore are more expensive than in South Dakota. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. South Dakota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.9% less for restaurants

	South Dakota	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00	$11.72 SGD15.02	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33	$8.59 SGD11.01	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$1.81 SGD2.32	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05	$1.22 SGD1.56	-40.5%
Average			-17.9%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	South Dakota	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80	$2.52 SGD3.23	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.94	$10.61 SGD13.60	+78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55	$11.31 SGD14.49	+218.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.65	$3.63 SGD4.66	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17	$4.43 SGD5.67	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85	$2.04 SGD2.62	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81	$1.39 SGD1.78	+71.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51	$2.11 SGD2.70	+39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69	$1.00 SGD1.29	-40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22	$1.15 SGD1.48	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30	$1.07 SGD1.37	-17.4%
Average			+16.1%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	South Dakota	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$9.42 SGD12.07	+167.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$95.32 SGD122.14	+217.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,246.50	$158K SGD202K	+347.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.02	$9.84 SGD12.61	-34.5%
Average			+183.2%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	South Dakota	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99	$26.68 SGD34.19	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,145.83	$2,972.36 SGD3,808.76	+159.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,105.14	$2,133.71 SGD2,734.12	+93.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.11	$133.12 SGD170.58	-20.8%
Average			+76.8%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	South Dakota	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$833.31	$1,466.84 SGD1,879.60	+76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,800.00	$28,413.66 SGD36,409.09	+264.3%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports

	South Dakota	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$8.20 SGD10.51	+105.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71	$5.19 SGD6.65	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.54	$14.06 SGD18.02	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.44	$110.24 SGD141.26	+132.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.25	$11.72 SGD15.02	-4.3%
Average			+49.4%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	South Dakota	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.56	$80.66 SGD103.36	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33	$50.96 SGD65.30	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03	$110.36 SGD141.41	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17	$127.45 SGD163.31	+3.5%
Average			+26.4%

South Dakota vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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