Cost of living comparison

Maceio - Alagoas, Brazil

compared to

Singapore, Singapore

Singapore vs. Maceio - Alagoas Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 3.6 times more expensive than Maceio - Alagoas.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Singapore

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Singapore are more expensive than in Maceio - Alagoas. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Maceio - Alagoas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Maceio - Alagoas, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 R$19.37	$10.16 SGD13.08	+191.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 R$30.99	$7.52 SGD9.69	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 R$4.90	$1.52 SGD1.96	+72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 R$2.42	$1.12 SGD1.44	+157.1%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 R$7.14	$2.11 SGD2.71	+64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 R$17.58	$8.41 SGD10.84	+166.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 R$20.49	$10.38 SGD13.37	+181.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.67	$3.30 SGD4.25	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$8.45	$4.50 SGD5.79	+195.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 R$5.36	$1.80 SGD2.32	+87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.35	$1.36 SGD1.75	+221.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 R$2.60	$1.80 SGD2.32	+285.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.13	$1.27 SGD1.63	+124.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.78	$1.02 SGD1.32	+104.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 R$2.60	$1.04 SGD1.34	+121.9%
Average			+146.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65 R$20.32	$8.18 SGD10.54	+123.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.29 SGD116.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,289.18 R$101,693.33	$135,434.68 SGD174,426.32	+640.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 R$17.43	$9.48 SGD12.21	+202.4%
Average			+322.3%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.11 R$89.59	$36.16 SGD46.57	+124.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$239.50 R$1,331.70	$2,745.11 SGD3,535.43	+1046.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.86 R$1,355.91	$1,988.78 SGD2,561.35	+715.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.13 R$256.48	$121.43 SGD156.40	+163.3%
Average			+512.4%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.44 R$1,259.06	$1,189.74 SGD1,532.27	+425.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,270.58 R$34,866.29	$27,370.99 SGD35,251.10	+336.5%
Average			+380.9%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 R$7.75	$6.73 SGD8.67	+383.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$8.61	$4.71 SGD6.07	+204.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 R$8.72	$12.64 SGD16.28	+706.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$132.36	$105.20 SGD135.49	+341.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.23 R$29.06	$11.29 SGD14.54	+116.0%
Average			+350.3%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Maceio - Alagoas	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.50 R$291.94	$66.32 SGD85.41	+26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00 R$250.20	$44.36 SGD57.14	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.60 R$470.42	$96.71 SGD124.55	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.61 R$364.80	$111.62 SGD143.76	+70.1%
Average			+27.3%

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