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Singapore vs. Isle of Wight Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 36.7% more expensive than Isle of Wight.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Singapore
Housing: pay 83.2% more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 0.7% less in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Singapore

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Singapore are more expensive than in Isle of Wight. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Singapore. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Isle of Wight Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Isle of Wight, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.37 £13.09	$9.28 SGD11.96	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.05	$7.73 SGD9.97	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.03 £1.53	$1.58 SGD2.03	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 £1.44	$1.16 SGD1.49	-39.6%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 £0.75	$2.36 SGD3.05	+138.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.01 £3.78	$8.89 SGD11.46	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 £4.14	$11.53 SGD14.86	+110.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 £2.85	$3.24 SGD4.18	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 £2.88	$5.05 SGD6.52	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.95 SGD2.52	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$1.36 SGD1.76	+149.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.96	$2.22 SGD2.86	+74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.91	$1.19 SGD1.53	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 £0.14	$1.12 SGD1.45	+517.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 £0.32	$0.98 SGD1.26	+133.2%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.09 £5.34	$8.27 SGD10.66	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$138.98 £104.76	$92.79 SGD119.61	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	$139K SGD179K	+268.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.92 £32.35	$9.74 SGD12.56	-77.3%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 £33.24	$35.10 SGD45.25	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,002.27 £755.47	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	+211.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$798.47 £601.86	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	+185.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.88 £153.68	$116.26 SGD149.85	-43.0%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 0.7% less for childcare

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	+28.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.04	$7.73 SGD9.97	+15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 £3.51	$4.68 SGD6.03	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.05 £15.11	$12.76 SGD16.45	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.08 £27.20	$117.15 SGD151.01	+224.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.36 £10.07	$11.60 SGD14.95	-13.2%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Isle of Wight	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.73 £57.08	$84.93 SGD109.48	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.38 £36.46	$42.58 SGD54.88	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.14 £82.26	$104.51 SGD134.72	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.89 £73.03	$126.20 SGD162.67	+30.3%
Average			+6.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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