Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 34.3% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Jersey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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