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Singapore
#68 of 122
Asia

Singapore

Singapore

Salary & Cost of Living

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How do salaries and expenses in Singapore compare to Houston?

Purchasing Power Comparison

An engineer in Singapore is 38% worse off vs in Houston

This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Singapore compared to Houston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.

Median Salary
$88,516
-$41,484 (-32%) vs Houston
Based on 1196 data points from levels.fyi
Net Salary
$84,090
-$4,960 (-6%) vs Houston
Tax Rate: 5%
Cost of Living
54% more expensive than Houston
View detailed cost breakdown on Numbeo

Weather

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How does the weather in Singapore compare to Houston?

Houston has better overall weather

1.5/10(vs 4.0/10 in Houston)

Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated

Average High
31°C(vs 27°C in Houston)
Average Low
26°C(vs 17°C in Houston)
Sunshine Hours
2,022h/yr-555h/yr(-22%)
Average High in hottest month
32°C(vs 35°C in Houston)
Average Low in coldest month
25°C(vs 8°C in Houston)
Rainy Days
154/yr+48/yr(+46%)
Muggy Days
365/yr+188/yr(+106%)
Cloud Cover
85%(vs 41% in Houston)

Quality of Life

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How does quality of life in Singapore compare to Houston?

Housing Affordability

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How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Singapore compared to Houston?

Avg. Property Price
$19,187 / m²
736% more expensive than Houston
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SWE Affordability
18.3 years
16.2 years longer than Houston

Community & Events

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Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Singapore has around 29 Luma events listed.

That's 263% more events than Houston.

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