Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 37.6% more expensive than Dubai.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.16
SGD13.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.52
SGD9.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
AED4.78
|
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.08
|
$1.12
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
$2.11
SGD2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
AED16.07
|
$8.41
SGD11.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.89
|
$10.38
SGD13.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
$3.30
SGD4.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
AED14.00
|
$4.50
SGD5.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
AED4.06
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AED3.05
|
$1.36
SGD1.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
AED3.17
|
$1.80
SGD2.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.54
|
$1.27
SGD1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
AED1.92
|
$1.02
SGD1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$1.04
SGD1.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
AED11.59
|
$8.18
SGD10.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$90.29
SGD119.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
$135,434.68
SGD179,532.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.71
AED32.00
|
$9.48
SGD12.57
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
$36.16
SGD47.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,638.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,636.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
$121.43
SGD160.97
|
|
pay 81.3% more for childcare
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,577.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,282.99
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.73
SGD8.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.02
AED22.10
|
$4.71
SGD6.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
$12.64
SGD16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.24
AED298.40
|
$105.20
SGD139.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$11.29
SGD14.96
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Dubai
|
Singapore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
$66.32
SGD87.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
$44.36
SGD58.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
$96.71
SGD128.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.67
AED347.73
|
$111.62
SGD147.97
|
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