Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.1 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Mali, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Mali
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mali
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mali
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mali
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Mali
|
Singapore
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
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