Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 42.5% more expensive than Santa Fe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.4% less in Singapore
- Groceries
-
pay 18.2% more in Singapore
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Singapore
- Housing
-
pay 1.4% less in Singapore
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9% more in Singapore
- Clothing
-
pay 34.2% more in Singapore
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Singapore are more expensive than in Santa Fe. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Singapore. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Singapore.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Santa Fe, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$10.16
SGD13.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.52
SGD10.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$1.52
SGD2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.12
SGD1.53
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.70
|
$2.11
SGD2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
|
$8.41
SGD11.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$10.38
SGD14.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
|
$3.30
SGD4.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
|
$4.50
SGD6.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.36
SGD1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.80
SGD2.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.27
SGD1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.02
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$8.18
SGD11.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$90.29
SGD123.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$135,434.68
SGD185,559.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
|
$9.48
SGD12.99
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.54
|
$36.16
SGD49.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.67
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,761.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,620.00
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,724.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.75
|
$121.43
SGD166.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,233.33
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,630.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,501.00
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.73
SGD9.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$4.71
SGD6.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$12.64
SGD17.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$105.20
SGD144.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
|
$11.29
SGD15.46
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Santa Fe
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
|
$66.32
SGD90.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$44.36
SGD60.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
|
$96.71
SGD132.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$111.62
SGD152.93
|
|
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