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Gabes vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Gabes is 67.0% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in Gabes
Groceries: pay 60.2% less in Gabes
Transportation: pay 74.8% less in Gabes
Housing: pay 75.4% less in Gabes
Childcare: pay 92.1% less in Gabes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% less in Gabes
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Gabes

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Gabes.

Gabes vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabes instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Gabes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.89	$2.83 TND8.350	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.91	$3.60 TND10.630	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$0.71 TND2.080	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$0.26 TND0.780	-77.3%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 60.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Gabes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$0.16 TND0.480	-93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.39	$6.26 TND18.470	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.78	$1.80 TND5.300	-84.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.15	$1.77 TND5.230	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$2.59 TND7.630	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$0.78 TND2.300	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.32 TND3.900	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$0.41 TND1.220	-81.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$0.30 TND0.890	-74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$0.34 TND1.000	-69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$0.27 TND0.800	-72.1%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 74.8% less for transportation

	Singapore	Gabes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$3.26 TND9.630	-60.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD118.92	$6.86 TND20.240	-92.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD178K	$46,987.98 TND139K	-66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.49	$1.95 TND5.770	-79.9%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 75.4% less for housing

	Singapore	Gabes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD44.98	$17.15 TND50.610	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,994.16	$116.61 TND344.120	-96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,917.85	$72.03 TND212.550	-96.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD148.98	$49.62 TND146.430	-57.3%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 92.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	Gabes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,606.69	$58.31 TND172.060	-95.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,273.38	$3,230.85 TND9,534.250	-88.9%
Average			-92.1%

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pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Gabes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.91	$1.20 TND3.540	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD5.99	$0.82 TND2.430	-82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.35	$3.43 TND10.120	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.13	$32.58 TND96.150	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.86	$6.52 TND19.230	-43.8%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Singapore	Gabes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.84	$32.58 TND96.150	-61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.56	$41.16 TND121.460	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD133.94	$77.17 TND227.730	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.73	$84.03 TND247.970	-33.4%
Average			-31.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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