Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 82.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.79
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$9.16
SGD12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$10.85
SGD14.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.67
SGD6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$8.01
SGD10.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$95.32
SGD129.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,818.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$9.23
SGD12.53
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$35.83
SGD48.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,730.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,738.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$116.07
SGD157.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,507.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,851.12
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$4.79
SGD6.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$12.29
SGD16.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$103.58
SGD140.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$67.87
SGD92.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$43.81
SGD59.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$93.40
SGD126.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$105.69
SGD143.36
|
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