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
SGD13.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Singapore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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