Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.0 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
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