Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 23.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Singapore instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.68
|
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.75
|
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.23
|
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.42
|
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.65
|
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.91
|
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.96
|
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.99
|
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.11
|
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 62.9% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.55
|
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.13
|
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.47
|
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.42
|
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.24
|
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.58
|
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.13
|
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
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pay 4.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Singapore
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£75.95
|
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
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