Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 91.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU737.63
|
$10.16
SGD13.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU412.54
|
$7.52
SGD10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.15
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.18
|
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.39
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU274.43
|
$8.41
SGD11.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.50
|
$10.38
SGD14.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU154.97
|
$3.30
SGD4.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU169.67
|
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.82
|
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.36
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.10
|
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.32
|
$1.27
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU34.94
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.31
|
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU312.52
|
$8.18
SGD11.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,016.53
|
$90.29
SGD121.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,495,238.47
|
$135,434.68
SGD182,606.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU948.78
|
$9.48
SGD12.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,692.13
|
$36.16
SGD48.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,763.38
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,701.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,701.52
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,681.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,048.31
|
$121.43
SGD163.73
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,080.29
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,604.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU316,744.31
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,904.31
|
|
pay 82.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.06
|
$6.73
SGD9.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.14
|
$4.71
SGD6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU215.80
|
$12.64
SGD17.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,262.30
|
$105.20
SGD141.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU422.41
|
$11.29
SGD15.22
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,797.02
|
$66.32
SGD89.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,064.45
|
$44.36
SGD59.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,535.53
|
$96.71
SGD130.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,456.18
|
$111.62
SGD150.50
|
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