Cost of living comparison

Singapore, Singapore

compared to

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Newcastle Upon Tyne is 0.3% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Housing: pay 1.8% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Childcare: pay 8.9% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Newcastle Upon Tyne instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.08	$19.37 £14.32	+90.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD9.69	$9.29 £6.87	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD1.96	$2.70 £1.99	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$1.78 £1.31	+58.6%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.71	$1.51 £1.12	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD10.84	$4.88 £3.61	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD13.37	$6.01 £4.45	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.25	$3.46 £2.56	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD5.79	$3.84 £2.84	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.32	$1.19 £0.88	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$0.76 £0.57	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.32	$1.15 £0.85	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.63	$1.52 £1.12	+20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.32	$0.85 £0.63	-16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.34	$0.69 £0.51	-33.8%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD10.54	$7.08 £5.23	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD116.28	$84.23 £62.26	-6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD174,426.32	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	-73.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.21	$15.52 £11.48	+63.8%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD46.57	$45.92 £33.95	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,535.43	$1,000.94 £739.90	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,561.35	$774.92 £572.83	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD156.40	$248.52 £183.71	+104.7%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,532.27	$1,323.83 £978.58	+11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD35,251.10	$19,373.06 £14,320.72	-29.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD8.67	$5.17 £3.82	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.07	$4.44 £3.28	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD16.28	$16.79 £12.41	+32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD135.49	$40.18 £29.70	-61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD14.54	$10.33 £7.64	-8.5%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Singapore	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD85.41	$75.83 £56.06	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD57.14	$39.39 £29.12	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD124.55	$72.33 £53.46	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD143.76	$78.78 £58.24	-29.4%
Average			-12.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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