Cost of living comparison
London is 20.2% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in London instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 79.4% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Singapore
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Singapore
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Singapore
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
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