Cost of living comparison
Bath is 5.4% more expensive than Singapore.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.8% more in Bath
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Bath
- Transportation
-
pay 4.2% more in Bath
- Housing
-
pay 5.8% more in Bath
- Childcare
-
pay 3.8% less in Bath
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% less in Bath
- Clothing
-
pay 8.9% less in Bath
The cost of restaurants, housing, and transportation in Bath are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including groceries, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bath.
If you lived in Bath instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.59
|
$19.37
£14.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.06
|
$9.69
£7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.03
|
$2.36
£1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$1.62
£1.25
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
$1.58
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.26
|
$4.99
£3.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.89
|
$6.30
£4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.41
|
$4.91
£3.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.01
|
$4.35
£3.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$1.75
£1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.69
|
$1.98
£1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.64
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.66
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.95
|
$7.08
£5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD120.76
|
$104.61
£80.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,143.88
|
$36,531.14
£28,225.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.68
|
$17.77
£13.73
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.36
|
$40.36
£31.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,671.59
|
$1,478.60
£1,142.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,659.99
|
$1,248.49
£964.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.42
|
$236.72
£182.90
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,591.28
|
$1,614.42
£1,247.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,608.70
|
$15,498.45
£11,974.85
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.01
|
$6.46
£4.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.30
|
$4.28
£3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.91
|
$18.40
£14.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD140.70
|
$52.95
£40.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.10
|
$12.92
£9.98
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.70
|
$74.91
£57.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.34
|
$34.44
£26.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.34
|
$85.88
£66.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.29
|
$94.60
£73.09
|
|
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