Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 10.7% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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