Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.6 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
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