Cost of living comparison

 Canterbury, United Kingdom
compared to
 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore vs. Canterbury Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 22.5% more expensive than Canterbury.

Restaurants
pay 37.5% less in Singapore
Groceries
pay 55.6% more in Singapore
Transportation
pay 47.5% more in Singapore
Housing
pay 22.6% more in Singapore
Childcare
pay 44.1% more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.8% more in Singapore
Clothing
pay 1.4% less in Singapore

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Singapore are more expensive than in Canterbury. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Singapore.

Singapore vs. Canterbury Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Singapore instead of Canterbury, you would:

pay 37.5% less for restaurants

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.57
£19.00
$10.16
SGD13.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.69
£7.20
$7.52
SGD9.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
£1.60
$1.52
SGD1.95

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pay 55.6% more for groceries

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$1.31
£0.97
$2.11
SGD2.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.63
£3.44
$8.41
SGD10.82
Milk (1 gallon) $5.83
£4.33
$10.38
SGD13.35

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.94
£5.16
$8.18
SGD10.53
Monthly public transit pass $215.26
£159.97
$90.29
SGD116.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,531.14
£27,148.59
$135,434.68
SGD174,169.00

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pay 22.6% more for housing

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.58
£47.99
$36.16
SGD46.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,291.54
£959.82
$2,745.11
SGD3,530.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,130.10
£839.84
$1,988.78
SGD2,557.57

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pay 44.1% more for childcare

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,065.95
£792.17
$1,189.74
SGD1,530.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,498.45
£11,517.87
$27,370.99
SGD35,199.10

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
£4.78
$6.73
SGD8.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
£3.14
$4.71
SGD6.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$20.66
£15.36
$12.64
SGD16.26

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

 
Canterbury
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£74.39
$66.32
SGD85.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.67
£22.80
$44.36
SGD57.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.02
£68.39
$96.71
SGD124.36

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