Comparative Pay by Country

Thought this might be of interest to those looking for comparative pay information between countries: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356 It features a calculator that lets you enter a country and a monthly pre-tax wage amount in local currency, which it then calibrates against the average salary in the country (and against the world average). According to this page, the average salary in Singapore, measured in 'purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars', is US$2616. PPP is defined as follows: 'One PPP dollar is equal to 1 US dollar spent in the US'.