Cost of living comparison

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Guildford vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Guildford is 20.4% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants
pay 77.4% more in Guildford
Groceries
pay 12.4% less in Guildford
Transportation
pay 4.7% more in Guildford
Housing
pay 23.8% more in Guildford
Childcare
pay 25.6% more in Guildford
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.4% more in Guildford
Clothing
pay 10.2% more in Guildford

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Guildford are more expensive than in Singapore. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Guildford.

Guildford vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guildford instead of Singapore, you would:

pay 77.4% more for restaurants

 
Singapore
Guildford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.28
SGD11.96
$20.03
£15.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.73
SGD9.97
$11.34
£8.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.58
SGD2.03
$2.86
£2.15

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

 
Singapore
Guildford
Bread
1 loaf
$2.36
SGD3.05
$1.04
£0.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.89
SGD11.46
$7.28
£5.49
Milk (1 gallon) $11.53
SGD14.86
$5.88
£4.43

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

 
Singapore
Guildford
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.27
SGD10.66
$7.17
£5.40
Monthly public transit pass $92.79
SGD119.61
$92.14
£69.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $139K
SGD179K
$37,772.71
£28,471.71

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pay 23.8% more for housing

 
Singapore
Guildford
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.10
SGD45.25
$40.73
£30.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $3,116.78
SGD4,017.46
$1,827.87
£1,377.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,276.91
SGD2,934.87
$1,631.14
£1,229.49

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pay 25.6% more for childcare

 
Singapore
Guildford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,253.76
SGD1,616.06
$2,114.44
£1,593.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $29,085.74
SGD37,490.80
$24,037.79
£18,118.82

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Guildford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.73
SGD9.97
$8.01
£6.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.68
SGD6.03
$4.65
£3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.76
SGD16.45
$23.37
£17.62

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

 
Singapore
Guildford
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.93
SGD109.48
$81.46
£61.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.58
SGD54.88
$66.77
£50.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.51
SGD134.72
$93.48
£70.46

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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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