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本帖最后由 mlm集團團長 于 19-4-2011 11:32 PM 编辑
WRITTEN BY Christopher O on Apr 14, 2011
Study reveals Singaporeans endure one of the poorest quality of life
A report by international Swiss investment bank UBS reveals that Singaporeans have one of the poorest quality of life — a level comparable with Moscow and Johannesburg.
Entitled “Price and Earnings 2009″, the report reveals that while Singaporeans enjoy one of the highest per capital GDP (PPP-adjusted) in Asia at $49,288, the figures belie the quality of life the ordinary Singaporean endures.
Although Singapore has a higher GDP per capita than countries such as Switzerland, it has a depressing wage index of only 31.3, compared to Zurich and Geneva of 119.8 and 107.5 respectively.
The wage index of Singapore is approximately at the same level as that of Moscow (30.9), Tallinn (28.7) and Johannesburg (26.7). In Asia-Pacific, wages in Tokyo (83.0), Sydney (74.1), Hongkong (42.3) and Taipei (35.5) also exceed that of Singapore.
Singaporeans have poor purchasing power
According to the UBS study, Singaporeans also have one of the poorest purchasing power compared to other countries in the world.
The average annual salary is divided by the total price of a selected basket of goods and service to derive a formula signalling the country’s purchasing power.
Again, the average Singaporean’s purchasing power (39.9) falls strongly behind cities such as Zurich (106.9), Sydney (95.9), Taipei (58.9), Hongkong (58.1) and Tokyo (82.2). The country’s average purchasing power is comparable to only areas such as Kuala Lumpur (39.5), Warsaw (34.0) and Bogota (33.7).
The report also reveals that Singaporeans spend longer working hours, with lesser hours of vacation staying in a city that is ranked the second most expensive place to live in after Tokyo.
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