Cost of living comparison

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Monterrey vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 37.0% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 45.2% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Monterrey

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Monterrey.

Monterrey vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.92	$12.41 MX$256.04	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.31	$7.45 MX$153.62	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$1.32 MX$27.18	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.53	$1.02 MX$21.14	-8.5%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Singapore	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$2.48 MX$51.12	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.53	$4.82 MX$99.48	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.23	$5.80 MX$119.72	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.52	$2.62 MX$53.95	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.16	$3.94 MX$81.36	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.30 MX$26.72	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.54 MX$11.21	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.75 MX$15.39	-58.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.73	$0.80 MX$16.56	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.91 MX$18.71	-11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.76 MX$15.73	-26.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 45.2% less for transportation

	Singapore	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.21	$4.63 MX$95.58	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.71	$42.19 MX$870.52	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-83.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.99	$9.43 MX$194.59	-0.5%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Singapore	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.54	$29.26 MX$603.60	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.38	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	-28.3%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Singapore	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-74.5%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.23	$2.48 MX$51.21	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.45	$3.22 MX$66.48	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.32	$3.97 MX$81.93	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.13	$40.33 MX$832.05	-61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.46	$5.96 MX$122.90	-47.2%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.86	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.78	$41.13 MX$848.50	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.50	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD152.93	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	-5.8%
Average			-10.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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