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Isle of Wight vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Wight is 11.7% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Isle of Wight
Groceries: pay 40.5% less in Isle of Wight
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in Isle of Wight
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Isle of Wight
Childcare: pay 10.1% more in Isle of Wight
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Isle of Wight
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Isle of Wight

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

Isle of Wight vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$17.37 £13.09	+87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$9.35 £7.05	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$2.03 £1.53	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$1.92 £1.44	+65.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$0.99 £0.75	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$5.01 £3.78	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$5.49 £4.14	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$3.78 £2.85	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$3.82 £2.88	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$1.15 £0.87	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.55 £0.41	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$1.27 £0.96	-42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$1.21 £0.91	+1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.18 £0.14	-83.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.42 £0.32	-57.1%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$7.09 £5.34	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$138.98 £104.76	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	-72.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	$42.92 £32.35	+340.5%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$44.10 £33.24	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$1,002.27 £755.47	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$798.47 £601.86	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$203.88 £153.68	+75.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 10.1% more for childcare

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	+42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	-22.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$6.68 £5.04	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$4.66 £3.51	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$20.05 £15.11	+57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$36.08 £27.20	-69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$13.36 £10.07	+15.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Isle of Wight
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$75.73 £57.08	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$48.38 £36.46	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$109.14 £82.26	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$96.89 £73.03	-23.2%
Average			-4.0%

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