Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 1.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.09
|
$18.07
£14.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.06
|
$8.96
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
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pay 30.5% less for groceries
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.38
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.66
|
$5.75
£4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.30
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.95
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.37
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$1.40
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
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pay 0.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.82
|
$7.22
£5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.76
|
$94.64
£74.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,068.34
|
$33,464.66
£26,292.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.47
|
$16.98
£13.34
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.40
|
$37.59
£29.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,714.79
|
$1,224.35
£961.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,727.41
|
$974.65
£765.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.79
|
$234.45
£184.20
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,501.34
|
$1,426.61
£1,120.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,694.85
|
$18,036.83
£14,170.98
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.06
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.47
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.60
|
$16.35
£12.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.91
|
$43.82
£34.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.09
|
$12.87
£10.11
|
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pay 2.5% less for clothing
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.67
|
$76.61
£60.19
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.18
|
$39.64
£31.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.16
|
$90.51
£71.11
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.77
|
$94.66
£74.38
|
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