Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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