Singapore vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3000
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6871
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$3846
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4631
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$82808
$421
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
83
13
🌐 English speaking %
96.4%
4%
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
96
11
🏙️ Population
5.87M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Singapore ($3000) is 517% more expensive than in Syria ($486). Singapore ranked 3rd vs 184th for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 3rd and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore vs Syria

We calculate prices for Singapore and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Singapore Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2539
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4621
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3407
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19988
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13033
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.6
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1174
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26401
$1894

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In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3007
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2733
152K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K