food
$900 if you are eating in a food court. It will be cheaper if you eat at a hawker centre but there's no aircon. However, the local government seemed to have embarked on a frenzied rebuilding spree. Most hawker centres are now spanky new or in the process of upgrading. They do offer cheap fare and the upgraded surroundings (read lush landscaping, mood lighting and bright tiles) meant that they do not lose out to the air-con brethen.
Accomodations
Lots of
condos are going for below 2k now although they are either small or in places a tad inaccessible. Oh well, the public transport here is pretty good and fairly cheap compared to many western countries. Take the subway - its fast and cheap - just avoid the rush hour crowd @ 8am n 6pm!! I would say that
condo prices seem to be dipping rather than rising - at the rate the locals build new condos, there is definitely going to be a downward pressure on prices.
Broadband
My Broadband cost about $50 odd. i suggest you go to the retailers' websites for a look -
http://www.singnet.com.sg/plans_and_services/ataglance/ or
http://www.starhub.com/online/index.jsp.
Local Phone
around $40 if you tend to chat on phone in the evenings. I know i do!
Utilities
I spent about $200 on monthly bills - 2 rooms aircon at night plus arnd 8 hours of computer usage. If you want to find out how to keep costs down, try going to the Singapore Power (SP) Customer service centre at somerset to talk to the officers there. In fact if you are going to apply for a new utilities account, you should go there. The officers are pretty kind and would even give you brochures on conservation and estimation of consumption based on your usage!!
Cellphone
Mine's about $47 and comes with 500 free smses and free incoming calls all day. Check and compare all local telcos to determine which deal is best - and grab a phone too!!
Movies
I'm not sure about the other cinema operators but Cathay cineplexes offer $7 movie tickets on weekdays. Which is very cheap considering other operators are offering them at $8.50!! The only bad point is that they only run 3 complexes and the 3 are all in town. Check out their website
http://www.cathay.com.sg/cineplexes.html for more info!!
Transport
Definitely around $100
per person - this is only for the sub n buses. I suggest you take the sub since its faster! Just avoid the rush hour crowd!
okay. hope this helps. Singapore can be costly if you don't know what, where and how to spend money! Just ask locals for advise if you're in need of help or directions! Most locals are very friendly once the ice is broken (i found that smiling apologetically works like magic everytime!!) and some are so chatty you would rather they stop talking. Many times, I've asked for directions only to have the locals
bring me right to the doorstep!!
ps: another tip - look for Mustafa, the only 24hr shopping mall here. The layout is kind of messy but the food items they stock is unbelievable!! i spent an hour just looking at the chocolates!! It's located in Little India, right next to the Farrer Road sub station.