Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 1.1% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
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Singapore
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.70
|
$18.70
£14.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.14
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
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pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.35
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.00
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.45
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.71
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.04
|
$7.07
£5.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.74
|
$98.23
£77.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD182,606.58
|
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.78
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.75
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,701.23
|
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,681.47
|
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.73
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,604.13
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,904.31
|
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.08
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.35
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.04
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.84
|
$45.31
£35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.22
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
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pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.42
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.81
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD130.39
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD150.50
|
$96.72
£76.62
|
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