Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.7 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
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