Then & Now
Life these days may generally seem similar to 1995 at first glance, but just how different have things become over the last 10 years? We nitpick and crunch the numbers for you.
18 years ago
| Then | Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Per Capita GDP | $33,886 | $44,666 |
| The Number of Pager Subscribers per 1,000 People | 262 | 16 |
| The Number of Mobile Phone Subscribers per 1,000 People | 83 | 978 |
| The Average Price of Movie Tickets |
$6 (Mon-Fri) $8 (Week-ends, Public Holidays) |
$7 (Mon-Wed, Thurs before 5pm) $8 (Thurs after 5pm, Fri before 5pm) $9.50 (Fri after 5pm-Sunday, eve of Public Holidays after 5pm and Public Holidays) |
| The Late Night Surcharges for Comfort Taxis: 11:59pm | 50% on top of metered fare from midnight till 6am |
10% on top of metered fare from 11:30pm till 11.44pm 20% on top of the metered fare from 11:45pm till midnight 35% on top of metered fare from midnight till 12:59am 50% on top of metered fare from 1:00am till 6:00am |
| The Cost of COE for Cars 1,600cc and Below |
1000cc & Below $21,109 1001cc-1600cc $40,106 |
$13,496 |
| The Number of Private Cars | 345,432 | 438,194 |
| The Number of Babies Born | 48,635 | 37,593 |
| The Number of HIV Cases | 111 | 264 |
| The Number of Dengue Cases | 2,008 | 14,209 |
| The Number of Film Festivals | Less than 15 | 30 |
| The Number of Gay Clubs and Bars | 6 | 28 |
| The Price of Entry into Zouk |
Happy Hour $12 After Happy Hour $20 for men $25 for women |
Happy Hour $12 After Happy Hour $20 for men $25 for women |
| The Price of Chicken Rice at Chatterbox | $16.50 | $19.50 |
| The Rates for Hotel 81 in Geylang | $49 per night | $49 per night |
Also see: The X Factor, our pick of 10 things that contributed to Singapore’s X-factor over the past decade.
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