Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.7 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
|
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