Cost of living comparison

San Salvador, El Salvador

compared to

Singapore, Singapore

Singapore vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.5 times more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SVC87.60	$10.16 SGD13.52	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.32	$7.52 SGD10.01	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 SVC9.53	$1.52 SGD2.02	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.99	$1.12 SGD1.49	+22.7%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 SVC18.57	$2.11 SGD2.80	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 SVC28.35	$8.41 SGD11.20	+160.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 SVC64.70	$10.38 SGD13.82	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SVC26.59	$3.30 SGD4.39	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SVC24.32	$4.50 SGD5.98	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SVC12.64	$1.80 SGD2.40	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SVC6.73	$1.36 SGD1.81	+76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.21	$1.80 SGD2.39	+54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.65	$1.27 SGD1.68	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 SVC8.70	$1.02 SGD1.36	+2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.54	$1.04 SGD1.38	+6.4%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	San Salvador	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 SVC34.80	$8.18 SGD10.89	+106.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SVC175.20	$90.29 SGD120.17	+351.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC219,005.20	$135,434.68 SGD180,250.01	+441.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.43 SVC292.83	$9.48 SGD12.62	-71.6%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	San Salvador	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.14 SVC369.18	$36.16 SGD48.12	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$858.33 SVC7,519.18	$2,745.11 SGD3,653.47	+219.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.67 SVC5,621.13	$1,988.78 SGD2,646.86	+209.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.52 SVC714.13	$121.43 SGD161.62	+49.0%
Average			+116.1%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.29 SVC1,404.14	$1,189.74 SGD1,583.43	+642.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,740.67 SVC50,289.43	$27,370.99 SGD36,428.06	+376.8%
Average			+509.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.52	$6.73 SGD8.96	+236.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SVC28.37	$4.71 SGD6.27	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.04	$12.64 SGD16.82	+216.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67 SVC268.65	$105.20 SGD140.01	+243.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SVC48.18	$11.29 SGD15.02	+105.2%
Average			+169.3%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.14 SVC631.99	$66.32 SGD88.26	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.86 SVC419.24	$44.36 SGD59.04	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.14 SVC982.39	$96.71 SGD128.70	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33 SVC949.02	$111.62 SGD148.56	+3.0%
Average			-6.5%

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