Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 5.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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