Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.3 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
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Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF655.2400
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.1500
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.5500
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7000
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7000
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF226.9600
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
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pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8700
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1000
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.5900
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9000
|
$111.62
SGD149.79
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