Singapore vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Singapore Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3053
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6975
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$2103
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$3880
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4035
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$84734
$477
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
13
🌐 English speaking %
96.4%
9%
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
93
12
🏙️ Population
5.87M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Singapore ($3053) is 482% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Singapore ranked 3rd vs 177th for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 5th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Singapore and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.86
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.6
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2528
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1833
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5159
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3332
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.3%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21990
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7571
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.19
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$107
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1115
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27755
$2713

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Cities Comparison in Singapore vs Yemen

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3059
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2788
152K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K